:00:16. > :00:21.Hello, it is fired and you are live it with Newsround. Coming up: After
:00:21. > :00:26.11 years and hundreds of casualties MPs say the Army's aims in
:00:26. > :00:32.Afghanistan might not be achievable. Also, with the cost of uniforms
:00:32. > :00:42.going up we ask what you should be allowed to wear at school. And we
:00:42. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :00:56.gear up for Hallowe'en with these Our top story tonight is a warning
:00:56. > :01:01.that the aim of creating a stable Government in Afghanistan might
:01:01. > :01:05.never be achieved. A report says that while British forces have made
:01:05. > :01:10.major changes to the way the country is run, they are unlikely
:01:10. > :01:14.to completely turned it around. Continuing instability saw more
:01:14. > :01:21.British soldiers killed. I have been looking into what defences
:01:21. > :01:26.more than 10 years of war have made. It has been more than 10 years
:01:26. > :01:31.since the war in Afghanistan began. It started as a mission to capture
:01:31. > :01:36.Osama Bin Laden and to defeat the Taliban, but it quickly changed to
:01:36. > :01:41.stabilise one of the most troubled countries in the world. When the
:01:41. > :01:49.troops first arrived areas were ruled by lots of different tribes.
:01:49. > :01:53.The UK and America set up to build a democratic nation. But now as the
:01:53. > :01:59.UK enters its 11th year in the region a group of MPs suggest it
:01:59. > :02:04.may not be achievable after all. have come a long wait with the
:02:04. > :02:11.people of Afghanistan, but let's be realistic about what we can achieve.
:02:11. > :02:17.A lot has changed for Afghan people. The 2001 invasion brought an end to
:02:17. > :02:23.the Taliban a ban on girls going to school. Before the troops went in
:02:24. > :02:28.there were 5000 girls in education. Now it is more than 3.2 million.
:02:28. > :02:32.The international forces fighting are not just fighting a war. When
:02:32. > :02:37.Ore visited Afghanistan last year, it was clear the soldiers were
:02:37. > :02:41.committed to a better future for the Afghan people. There is
:02:41. > :02:46.development going on, people want schools and village councils and
:02:46. > :02:51.Government. We can now do that because we have got security to do
:02:51. > :02:57.it. Some people say we must stay and tell the job is done, but when
:02:57. > :03:02.the current death plot is at 435, some say the cost is too high.
:03:02. > :03:07.There are concerns without the Army presence Afghanistan could quickly
:03:07. > :03:12.slipped back into the hands of the Taliban, but with a plan for all
:03:12. > :03:16.the British troops to leave by 2014, time is running out to decide
:03:16. > :03:22.whether a stable Afghanistan is still achievable.
:03:22. > :03:25.There is good news for people in Syria. The United nation's sake
:03:25. > :03:35.Government forces and rebel groups have agreed to a truce during the
:03:35. > :03:37.
:03:37. > :03:43.Muslim holy festival of Eid. In the Caribbean a major storm has seen
:03:43. > :03:47.winds of up to 110 mph battered the island of Cuba. Thousands of people
:03:47. > :03:52.have been left homeless and without electricity as Hurricane Sandy
:03:52. > :03:58.moved across the region. The storm could be getting even stronger.
:03:58. > :04:02.TRANSLATION: The most dangerous phenomenon is not the wind, but the
:04:02. > :04:09.rain. This intense area of rain will be crossing over mountainous
:04:09. > :04:14.territory. Now to a new twist on an old debate. What should you be able
:04:14. > :04:19.to wear at school? A survey of parents and teachers says the cost
:04:19. > :04:26.of uniforms is getting more expensive. They are calling on
:04:26. > :04:30.schools to sell them in cheaper places with more choice. We have
:04:30. > :04:40.been asking you if they are getting as expensive as normal clothes and
:04:40. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:02.whether it is time to get rid of If you are a girl, a new football
:05:02. > :05:08.kit might be something you would like, because the FA are launching
:05:08. > :05:12.a big plan to get more people interested in the women's game.
:05:12. > :05:18.comes in the way of a report that says girls are not getting into
:05:18. > :05:23.sports of the way it was hoped they would after the Olympics. How we
:05:23. > :05:28.get those people to come and watched the game is a big challenge.
:05:28. > :05:33.Basically, it is about messages, about marketing the game and making
:05:33. > :05:40.sure people know these Games are going on. That is probably the
:05:40. > :05:50.biggest challenge. One thing I bet will get more people tuning in our
:05:50. > :05:50.
:05:50. > :05:59.Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol, Espana! Gol, Espana! Gol, Espana! Gol, gol, gol,
:05:59. > :06:08.gol... Spain beat Scotland would the last kick of the match. I
:06:08. > :06:15.wonder if he will be finished by the final next year.
:06:15. > :06:20.Joe, you look like a straight cut person. What do you mean? I mean
:06:20. > :06:26.your jeans. Imagine if you Denning could help save the environment. It
:06:26. > :06:31.is not something we can see, but cars, buses, lorries and factories
:06:31. > :06:36.can all give off harmful chemicals and because we breathe in this air
:06:36. > :06:42.many people are worried it will harm our health. But imagine if the
:06:42. > :06:48.clothes we wear could purified the world around us. That is what one
:06:48. > :06:53.fashion designer is doing. Jeans can purify the air. We are creating
:06:53. > :06:59.a washing powder you can wash into your clothes and it will be able to
:07:00. > :07:04.purify the air around you. Harmful emissions from things like car
:07:04. > :07:09.exhausts stick to your jeans because of a special mineral in the
:07:09. > :07:13.washing powder called titanium dioxide. It can stick to the
:07:13. > :07:19.millions of fibres in the material, so your jeans would work like a
:07:19. > :07:24.magnet. You would have to wash them to get rid of the pollution. How
:07:24. > :07:30.many people need to wear them to make an impact? In Sheffield half
:07:30. > :07:36.the population. It takes out five grams of this particular pollution
:07:36. > :07:41.out of the air, the equivalent to a family car's emissions in one day.
:07:41. > :07:46.People like Helen believe it is a small step to building a greener
:07:46. > :07:52.world in the future. Do you think they would be smelly?
:07:52. > :07:57.You would think so. It seems like the Mars rover has only just
:07:57. > :08:01.started its work on the red planet, but there is talk of Curiosity
:08:01. > :08:06.coming back down to earth. It touched down in August and was
:08:06. > :08:12.searching for signs of light. Scientists say they are hoping to
:08:12. > :08:17.bring it back to earth around the 20 30s. Imagine how amazing it
:08:17. > :08:22.would be in a museum. If you are thinking of carpet a pumpkin this
:08:22. > :08:28.Hallowe'en, check out the competition. This is a full-scale
:08:28. > :08:31.zombi carved out of enormous pumpkins. Artists in America have
:08:31. > :08:38.been sculpting their orange vegetables in the lead-up to