Abdullah Congratulates Afghan President-Elect Ghani

Local Editor

Afghan election contender Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday congratulated President-elect Ashraf Ghani on his victory and vowed to support him in a national unity government.

Election officials on Sunday named Ghani as the winner, but declined to release the margin of victory or the turnout - triggering accusations that the result lacked transparency.

Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah struck an agreement Sunday to form a "unity government", after months of disputes over who was the rightful winner of the fraud-tainted June 14 presidential election.

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