Representatives of the Stability and Convergence campaign team, led by Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, at a ceremony on Wednesday reiterated that “over 300,000 fraudulent votes” will not be acceptable under any circumstances.

They said the planned recount should not be started before fraudulent votes have been removed from the total.

The Afghan government has finalized the list of participants for the China meeting on Afghan peace, President Ghani’s spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi confirmed on Wednesday.

“This meeting could…provide a process that paves the way for a negotiation between the government and the Taliban,” Sediqqi said.