Following a public row between Sediq Seddiqi, the presidential spokesman, and Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Sibaghatullah Ahmadi, President Ghani on Sunday fired Ahmadi and replaced him with the former ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mirwais Nab.

The Independent Election Commission continues to face questions and concerns from candidates, observers and the public since documents revealed yesterday that a large difference exists between biometrically-verified votes and the voting results sheets.

The documents also show that the number of people voting exceeds the number of people registered.