Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani and rival Abdullah Abdullah delay inauguration ceremonies to continue talks with US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani and Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah participate in a family photo at the NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland July 8, 2016.
When Washington and the Taliban insurgents signed the deal, the promise was that Afghans would sit down and negotiate a road map for their country's future. His former partner in a unity government, chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, as well as the election complaints commission say the results are fraught with irregularities. As a result, both Ghani and Abdullah have declared themselves winners.
Abdullah reportedly said he was ready, but would go ahead with his ceremony Monday if Ghani refused to postpone.
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