Afghan President Ghani and his rival Abdullah sign a political agreement

 KABUL: The months-long political crisis in Afghanistan is over. The two rival politicians, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, who were sworn in separately as president in March, have signed a power-sharing agreement.   According to Ashraf Ghani's spokesman, the agreement is aimed at ending the long-term political crisis in Afghanistan and bringing peace and stability. He added on Twitter that Abdullah would head the council for peace talks and that members of his team would be included in the cabinet. Afghanistan's presidential election was held in September last year. According to the results, the winner was Ashraf Ghani but Abdullah Abdullah refused to accept the results and declared himself the winner.