Head of the Afghan Independent Election Commission Hawa Alam Nuristani. EPA
Hawa Alam Nuristani, chief of the Election Commission of Afghanistan, centre, speaks during a press conference at the commission's office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Afghanistan's independent election commission says President Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as president in a vote that took place on Sept. 28 last year. AP Photo
Party members wait for Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah to speak at a party conference, in Kabu. AP Photo
Afghan presidential election opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah, centre, takes part in a press conference after the announcement of the final presidential elections results at the Sapedar Palace in Kabul. AFP
Afghan presidential election opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (C) arrives to give a press conference after the announcement of the final presidential elections results at the Sapedar Palace in Kabul on February 18, 2020. Afghan presidential election loser Abdullah Abdullah on February 18 contested final results that declared his rival Ashraf Ghani the winner of last year's poll, vowing he would form his own parallel government. Afghan election officials said final results showed he had won 39.52 percent of last September's vote, while Ghani had taken 50.64 percent. / AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
People cheer as Afghan presidential election opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (C) gives a press conference after the announcement of the final presidential elections results at the Sapedar Palace in Kabul on February 18, 2020. Afghan presidential election loser Abdullah Abdullah on February 18 contested final results that declared his rival Ashraf Ghani the winner of last year's poll, vowing he would form his own parallel government. Afghan election officials said final results showed he had won 39.52 percent of last September's vote, while Ghani had taken 50.64 percent. / AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
Afghanistan's presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks after the final presidential election results in Kabul, Afghanistan February 18, 2020 REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Chief of the Afghan Independent Election Commission Hawa Alam Nuristani holds a press conference. EPA
Head of the Afghan Independent Election Commission Hawa Alam Nuristani, centre, speaks to media representatives after announcing the final election results in a press conference in Kabul on February 18, 2020. AFP
Head of the Afghan Independent Election Commission Hawa Alam Nuristani. EPA
Hawa Alam Nuristani, chief of the Election Commission of Afghanistan, centre, speaks during a press conference at the commission's office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Afghanistan's independent election commission says President Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as president in a vote that took place on Sept. 28 last year. AP Photo
Party members wait for Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah to speak at a party conference, in Kabu. AP Photo
Afghan presidential election opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah, centre, takes part in a press conference after the announcement of the final presidential elections results at the Sapedar Palace in Kabul. AFP
Afghan presidential election opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (C) arrives to give a press conference after the announcement of the final presidential elections results at the Sapedar Palace in Kabul on February 18, 2020. Afghan presidential election loser Abdullah Abdullah on February 18 contested final results that declared his rival Ashraf Ghani the winner of last year's poll, vowing he would form his own parallel government. Afghan election officials said final results showed he had won 39.52 percent of last September's vote, while Ghani had taken 50.64 percent. / AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
People cheer as Afghan presidential election opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (C) gives a press conference after the announcement of the final presidential elections results at the Sapedar Palace in Kabul on February 18, 2020. Afghan presidential election loser Abdullah Abdullah on February 18 contested final results that declared his rival Ashraf Ghani the winner of last year's poll, vowing he would form his own parallel government. Afghan election officials said final results showed he had won 39.52 percent of last September's vote, while Ghani had taken 50.64 percent. / AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
Afghanistan's presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks after the final presidential election results in Kabul, Afghanistan February 18, 2020 REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Chief of the Afghan Independent Election Commission Hawa Alam Nuristani holds a press conference. EPA
Head of the Afghan Independent Election Commission Hawa Alam Nuristani, centre, speaks to media representatives after announcing the final election results in a press conference in Kabul on February 18, 2020. AFP
Head of the Afghan Independent Election Commission Hawa Alam Nuristani. EPA