Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani leads in early vote count --- Former Afghan Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani is leading the race to replace Hamid Karzai as president, according to preliminary results. --- Mr Ghani won 56.44% of votes in the 14 June run-off, election officials said. His rival Abdullah Abdullah had 43.56%. -- Mr Abdullah, who fell just short of an outright majority in the first round, rejected the result. -- Both men have alleged fraud in the election. Votes are being re-checked at more than 7,000 polling stations. -- They represent nearly a third of centres where votes were cast and correspondents say recounts could significantly alter the result. --- Chief election commissioner Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani stressed that the results were not final and acknowledged that there had been "some mistakes in the overall process". -- "It is only initial results," he told a news conference in Kabul. "There is a chance of change in the overall figure. -- "The announcement of preliminary results does not mean that the leading candidate is the winner. -- "We announced preliminary results today and it is now the complaints commission's duty to inspect this case." --- The election commission said it would now audit an estimated four million votes. -- Final results are due on 22 July. - More, BBC, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28199066