Ghani is new president of Afghanistan, official says

- Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is the new president of Afghanistan, and his rival, Abdullah Abdullah, is CEO, Afghanistan Independent Elections Commission chairman Ahmad Yousuf Nooristani announced in a news conference in Kabul Sunday.


Nooristani didn't disclose the percentage of their votes from the June runoff election. He also didn't take any questions from journalists. 

Ghani and Abdullah signed a power-sharing agreement earlier Sunday after months of infighting over allegations of voting fraud and manipulation. 

The U.S. State Department congratulated both candidates, as well as the people of Afghanistan "who courageously went to the polls to vote on April 5 and again on June 14, defying Taliban threats to exercise their right to vote and to take their part in advancing democracy in Afghanistan," according to a statement.