Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah insisted Monday that he had won Afghanistan’s disputed election, dimming hopes that a UN-supervised audit of votes could soon end the political crisis.

Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah insisted Monday that he had won Afghanistan's disputed election, dimming hopes that a UN-supervised audit of votes could soon end the political crisis.

"We do not accept fraudulent election results and we will not accept a fraudulent government for a day," Abdullah said, repeating his claims that massive ballot-rigging denied him victory in the June election.