Ashraf Ghani leads in early vote count in Afghanistan

Former Afghan Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani is leading the race to replace Hamid Karzai as president, according to preliminary results.
Mr Ghani won 56.44pc of votes in the 14 June run-off, election officials said. His rival Abdullah Abdullah had 43.56pc.
Dr Abdullah, who fell just short of an outright majority in the first round, rejected the result.
Both men have alleged fraud in the election. Votes are being re-checked at thousands of polling stations.
Chief election commissioner Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani stressed that the results were not final and acknowledged that there had been "some mistakes in the overall process".
"It is only initial results," he told a news conference in Kabul. "There is a chance of change in the overall figure." Final results are due on 22 July.
Dr Abdullah was well ahead after the first round in April, winning 45pc of votes cast while Mr Ghani had 31.5pc and came second.
Correspondents say the election could pose worrying questions for future stability if the final outcome is not accepted.
Mr Ghani, a former World Bank official, is believed to have won votes among tribes from the Pashtun majority in southern and eastern areas.
A spokesman for Dr Abdullah, who is of Tajik-Pashtun parentage, was swift to reject Monday's initial figures.