Tant Ghani, que es defineix com a d'ètnia paixtu, com els que foren rivals seus a la presidència, varen treballar per construir coalicions ètnicament diverses durant la campanya per a les eleccions de principis d'any .
Both Ghani, who identifies as an ethnic Pashtun, and his erstwhile rivals for the presidency, took steps to build ethnically diverse coalitions in the run up to the vote earlier this year.