Kerry Seeks Solution to Afghan Vote Dispute

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Afghanistan in an attempt to help mediate an end to the political crisis between the two presidential candidates who are squabbling over the results of last month's runoff election. Abdullah Abdullah and his rival Ashraf Ghani both claim victory in the June 14 runoff to replace outgoing President Hamid Karzai. Preliminary results show Abdullah trailing Ghani by about 1 million votes. In a meeting with Kerry Friday, Ghani agreed with U.S....

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