Rival presidential candidates in Afghanistan both claimed victory
The two main rivale in Afghanistan's presidential race have both declared victory. The turnout was the lowest election since the Taliban were ousted.
Chief executive Abdullah Abdullah told reporters he had won outright, a day after his rivale Ashraf Ghani has also said his camp was the winner.
Neither offered evidence in support.
The Independent Election Commission is still counting votes from Saturday's ballot, with early data suggesting a record low 25% of registered voters actually exercised their right.
Afghanistan's total population stands at about 37 million, with just 9.6 million registered voters.
However, preliminary results are not expected for almost three weeks. Habiburrahman Nang, the electoral commission's chief executive, told journalists that no one should declare the outcome before it is officially announced.
