Incumbent president leads Afghan presidential polls: preliminary results

Chairperson of Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) Hawa Alam Nuristani (L) speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 22, 2019. Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has led the preliminary results of September presidential election by 50.64 percent, Afghan IEC announced on Sunday. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah Alizadah)

Chairperson of Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) Hawa Alam Nuristani (L) speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 22, 2019. Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has led the preliminary results of September presidential election by 50.64 percent, Afghan IEC announced on Sunday. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah Alizadah)