Afghan President Appears to Win New Term in Initial Results

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani arrives for the Anti-Corruption Summit in London, Thursday, May 12, 2016. AP Photo/Frank Augstein

KABUL, Afghanistan—Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appears to have narrowly won a second term, according to preliminary results from September’s balloting that were announced on Dec. 22.

His main challenger rejected the outcome as illegitimate.