Leader of Hizb-e-Islami (HeI) party, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, on February 19, rejected announcement by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) declaring incumbent Ashraf Ghani the country’s next President, reports Tolo News. Being one of the Presidential candidates in the election himself, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said, “We suggested that you (President Ghani) cooperate with us to resolve the crisis, but you (Ghani) chose the path of crisis”. IEC on February 18, had declared Ashraf Ghani as the winner of the Presidential election held on September 28, 2019.