Qanooni says he will accept Afghan vote result

KABUL (AFP) - Incumbent leader Hamid Karzai's chief rival Yunus Qanooni told AFP he would accept the outcome of Afghanistan's presidential election despite his allegations of fraud.
"I have made sacrifices for the national interests of Afghanistan and I am ready to make another sacrifice," the former education minister said Wednesday in an interview in Kabul.
"Observing the visible fraud in the election, and then respecting the national interest of Afghanistan, is a sacrifice."
Asked if that meant he would accept the result he replied: "Yes, you understood me well."