In this Sept. 9, 2019, photo, an Afghan street vendor pulls his hand cart in front of an election poster of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who seeks a second term, in Kabul, Afghanistan. President Donald Trump's sudden halt to U.S.-Taliban talks looks like a gift to the beleaguered Afghan president, who has insisted on holding a key election in less than three weeks' time despite widespread expectations that a peace deal would push it aside. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)