Ahmad Yousuf Nouristani, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, from right second, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 13, 2014. Partial results released Sunday in Afghanistans crucial presidential election show a tight race between ex-foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, with 41.9 percent of the vote, and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani, with 37.6 percent. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)