Afghan rivals set to sign unity government deal after messy election --- Reuters) - Rival candidates in the bitterly disputed Afghan presidential election will sign an agreement on a unity government on Sunday, aides said, potentially easing months of tension that destabilized Afghanistan while foreign troops withdraw. -- The signing ceremony to be held at the Kabul presidential palace - still occupied by outgoing leader Hamid Karzai despite an election process that began in April - will coincide with the planned announcement of final results. -- The announcement follows a U.N.-monitored audit of all 8 million ballots cast in a June run-off vote that had been disputed by both major candidates - former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah. -- Ghani and Abdullah struck a power-sharing deal on Saturday, their aides said. As part of that deal, former finance minister Ghani will most likely become the new president and Abdullah chief executive with newly expanded powers, although when those moves will come into effect remains far from clear. -- The election was showcased by Afghanistan's foreign backers as the first democratic transfer of power in Afghanistan's troubled history but the drawn-out dispute ruined hopes for a smooth transition from Karzai, who has ruled since soon after the Taliban were ousted in late 2001. - Read More, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/21/us-afghanistan-election-idUSKBN0HG03420140921