Hours after Afghanistan's incumbent President Ashraf Ghani was declared on Tuesday the winner of the September 28 presidential election, runner-up Abdullah Abdullah contested the much-delayed results, highlighting the power struggle between the two leaders.
Following a recount and a total delay of nearly five months, Abdullah, who served as Afghanistan's chief executive for the past five years, yet again questioned the fairness of the country's electoral process, in a repeat of the 2014 election that was marred by irregularities.
