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President Ashraf Ghani was named the winner of the Afghan election after a five-month delay.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 8:56 AM EST

The vote, held in September amid a record number of Taliban attacks intended to destabilize the election, had itself been repeatedly delayed and marred by uncertainty as a peace deal between the U.S. and the Taliban over the future of Afghanistan was nearing finalization.

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