John Kerry hails ‘extraordinary’ Afghan unity move

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday hailed the agreement and pledged to continue helping the country in it’s first democratic transition of power.

“This was a moment of extraordinary statesmanship,” Kerry said in a statement. “These two men have put the people of Afghanistan first, and they’ve ensured that the first peaceful democratic transition in the history of their country begins with national unity.”

Election officials named Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, Afghanistan’s former finance minister, as president. His opponent, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, will become the country’s next chief executive following an agreement between the two candidates signed earlier Sunday morning dividing power for each to share equally.