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Abdullah, Ghani lead in partial Afghan vote tally

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Published April 13, 2014 7:54pm ET
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Abdullah, Ghani lead in partial Afghan vote tally
Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai speaks during a press conference, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 13, 2014. Two clear front-runners emerged in Afghanistan's presidential election Sunday as partial results showed a tight race between President Hamid Karzai's closest rival in the last vote and a former World Bank official. With 10 percent of the ballots counted, Abdullah Abdullah, who came in second in the disputed 2009 election, had 41.9 percent, followed by Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai with 37.6 percent. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) | Rahmat Gul

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two clear front-runners emerged in Afghanistan’s presidential election as partial results released Sunday showed a tight race that increasingly appears destined for a runoff vote.

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