Ashraf Ghani secured the second term as Afghan president, final results showed on Tuesday. "The election commission... declares Mr Ashraf Ghani, who has won 50.64 per cent of the votes, as the president of Afghanistan," election commission chief Hawa Alam Nuristani said in a press conference in Kabul.

Ashraf Ghani wins presidential polls, will continue as Afghan President: Final results

Preliminary results of Afghan president polls delayed. Watch video to know more.

Preliminary results of Afghan president polls delayed

Calling "successful conduct" of Afghan presidential election as "important milestone", India has said that the election is "people's efforts to promote peace, security, stability, prosperity and democracy" in the country "amidst challenging circumstances.

India calls Afghan presidential election 'important milestone'

The Afghan government has reiterated its stance to hold the Presidential elections on time and move forward the ongoing peace process with "full wisdom and precision.

Afghanistan commits to holding presidential polls on time

Afghan authorities are considering postponing a presidential election scheduled for April 20 next year, officials said, following heavy criticism of the chaotic organization of parliamentary elections last month.

Afghanistan considering delaying April presidential election

Nearly 170 Afghans were killed or wounded in poll-related violence on Saturday, officials said, as the legislative election turned chaotic with many polling centres opening hours late -- or not at all -- due to technical glitches and lack of staff.

Nearly 170 casualties as violence rocks chaotic Afghan elections

A Taliban attack on top US and Afghan security chiefs inside a highly secure compound in Afghanistan is a major coup for the insurgents that threatens to torpedo peace talks and destabilise the country's south, analysts say.

Afghan election: Brazen Taliban attack threatens peace talks, stability

With parliamentary elections scheduled for October 20 in Afghanistan, the elections are being viewed as crucial tests run for the presidential vote and are being held after a delay of three and a half years.

Afghanistan elections could lead to withdrawal of foreign troops

The death toll in Saturday's election rally explosion in Afghanistan's Takhar province has risen to 22. The latest death toll was confirmed by Takhar governor spokesman Mohammad Jawad Hijri, TOLOnews reported.

Afghanistan poll rally blast: Death toll rises to 22

Najibullah, a 47-year-old shopkeeper in the main bazaar of Kabul's old city, is resisting the widespread pessimism and allegations of cheating that have hung over elections to Afghanistan's often-derided parliament this month.

Afghanistan prepares for election amid fraud allegations, fear of Taliban

Campaigning for Afghanistan's long-delayed parliamentary elections kicks off Friday, as a crescendo of deadly violence and claims of widespread fraud fuel debate over whether the vote will go ahead.

Afghan election campaigning kicks off amid violence, fraud claims

Afghanistan launched the registration of candidates for parliamentary and district elections on Saturday, taking another step towards a long-delayed ballot that has been threatened by deadly attacks on voter registration centres

Afghanistan registers candidates for long-delayed elections

The official number of the casualties could increase as news agency Reuters reported that more casualties are arriving

Afghanistan: 6 people dead including attacker in minibus explosion

Taliban fighters closed in on another district in Afghanistan on Sunday as officials sought to reassure an increasingly angry public that security would improve

Afghan government under pressure as Taliban threaten new district

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