Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai speaks at a news conference in Kabul June 26, 2014. Ghani on Thursday called on his rival Abdullah Abdullah to rejoin the race, after he pulled out alleging vote-rigging. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
KABUL (Reuters) - Thousands of angry protesters marched on the Afghan president's palace on Friday in support of candidate Abdullah Abdullah's allegations that mass fraud had been committed during the presidential election by organisers and state officials.
The run-off pitting the former Northern Alliance leader against ex-finance minister Ashraf Ghani on June 14 has fallen into a deadlock over Abdullah's decision to drop out last week.
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