Afghan supreme court extends Ghani's term until delayed elections

KABUL: Afghanistan's supreme court has extended the term of President Ashraf Ghani until delayed elections take place, an official said Sunday , resolving for now the question of what would happen after his term expires on May 22.

Ariana News published a statement from the court saying it"has extended the service term of President Ghani until the re-election of a new president". While the court did not make the statement public, Faraidoon Khwazoon, the deputy spokesman to Afghan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, confirmed the document to AFP, noting that Abdullah's term had also been extended."Yes, the supreme court has made its decision, based on the constitution, on the extension of the service term of the president," Khwazoon said, adding the extension would last"until the re-election of the new president".

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