Two clear frontrunners have emerged in Afghanistan’s presidential election as partial results showed a tight race that appears destined for a run-off vote.

Partial results in Afghanistan’s crucial presidential election show a tight race between ex-foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani.

Afghanistan’s foreign minister warned the US, Nato and their allies today that they must look beyond his country and work to dismantle international militant networks if they wanted to win the war on terror.