Ashraf Ghani Ahead on Preliminary Afghanistan Election Results: Official

Kabul: Former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani won Afghanistan's presidential election, according to preliminary results released on Monday, with 56 percent of the run-off vote to Abdullah Abdullah's 44 percent.

Election officials said the turnout was over eight million in the June 14 vote, far higher than expected, and a figure likely to trigger further allegations of fraud from both sides.