KABUL: Former finance minister Ashraf Ghani was declared Afghanistan's next president, hours after signing a power-sharing deal with his rival Abdullah Abdullah that ended a prolonged standoff over the disputed result.
The "unity government" deal paves the way for a crucial bilateral security agreement (BSA) governing the presence of American troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014, with Washington voicing optimism that it will be signed soon.
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