25/10/2012 Newsround

Hello, it is fired and you are live it with Newsround. Coming up: After

11 years and hundreds of casualties MPs say the Army's aims in

Afghanistan might not be achievable. Also, with the cost of uniforms

going up we ask what you should be allowed to wear at school. And we

gear up for Hallowe'en with these Our top story tonight is a warning

that the aim of creating a stable Government in Afghanistan might

never be achieved. A report says that while British forces have made

major changes to the way the country is run, they are unlikely

to completely turned it around. Continuing instability saw more

British soldiers killed. I have been looking into what defences

more than 10 years of war have made. It has been more than 10 years

since the war in Afghanistan began. It started as a mission to capture

Osama Bin Laden and to defeat the Taliban, but it quickly changed to

stabilise one of the most troubled countries in the world. When the

troops first arrived areas were ruled by lots of different tribes.

The UK and America set up to build a democratic nation. But now as the

UK enters its 11th year in the region a group of MPs suggest it

may not be achievable after all. have come a long wait with the

people of Afghanistan, but let's be realistic about what we can achieve.

A lot has changed for Afghan people. The 2001 invasion brought an end to

the Taliban a ban on girls going to school. Before the troops went in

there were 5000 girls in education. Now it is more than 3.2 million.

The international forces fighting are not just fighting a war. When

Ore visited Afghanistan last year, it was clear the soldiers were

committed to a better future for the Afghan people. There is

development going on, people want schools and village councils and

Government. We can now do that because we have got security to do

it. Some people say we must stay and tell the job is done, but when

the current death plot is at 435, some say the cost is too high.

There are concerns without the Army presence Afghanistan could quickly

slipped back into the hands of the Taliban, but with a plan for all

the British troops to leave by 2014, time is running out to decide

whether a stable Afghanistan is still achievable.

There is good news for people in Syria. The United nation's sake

Government forces and rebel groups have agreed to a truce during the

Muslim holy festival of Eid. In the Caribbean a major storm has seen

winds of up to 110 mph battered the island of Cuba. Thousands of people

have been left homeless and without electricity as Hurricane Sandy

moved across the region. The storm could be getting even stronger.

TRANSLATION: The most dangerous phenomenon is not the wind, but the

rain. This intense area of rain will be crossing over mountainous

territory. Now to a new twist on an old debate. What should you be able

to wear at school? A survey of parents and teachers says the cost

of uniforms is getting more expensive. They are calling on

schools to sell them in cheaper places with more choice. We have

been asking you if they are getting as expensive as normal clothes and

whether it is time to get rid of If you are a girl, a new football

kit might be something you would like, because the FA are launching

a big plan to get more people interested in the women's game.

comes in the way of a report that says girls are not getting into

sports of the way it was hoped they would after the Olympics. How we

get those people to come and watched the game is a big challenge.

Basically, it is about messages, about marketing the game and making

sure people know these Games are going on. That is probably the

biggest challenge. One thing I bet will get more people tuning in our

Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol, Espana! Gol, Espana! Gol, Espana! Gol, gol, gol,

gol... Spain beat Scotland would the last kick of the match. I

wonder if he will be finished by the final next year.

Joe, you look like a straight cut person. What do you mean? I mean

your jeans. Imagine if you Denning could help save the environment. It

is not something we can see, but cars, buses, lorries and factories

can all give off harmful chemicals and because we breathe in this air

many people are worried it will harm our health. But imagine if the

clothes we wear could purified the world around us. That is what one

fashion designer is doing. Jeans can purify the air. We are creating

a washing powder you can wash into your clothes and it will be able to

purify the air around you. Harmful emissions from things like car

exhausts stick to your jeans because of a special mineral in the

washing powder called titanium dioxide. It can stick to the

millions of fibres in the material, so your jeans would work like a

magnet. You would have to wash them to get rid of the pollution. How

many people need to wear them to make an impact? In Sheffield half

the population. It takes out five grams of this particular pollution

out of the air, the equivalent to a family car's emissions in one day.

People like Helen believe it is a small step to building a greener

world in the future. Do you think they would be smelly?

You would think so. It seems like the Mars rover has only just

started its work on the red planet, but there is talk of Curiosity

coming back down to earth. It touched down in August and was

searching for signs of light. Scientists say they are hoping to

bring it back to earth around the 20 30s. Imagine how amazing it

would be in a museum. If you are thinking of carpet a pumpkin this

Hallowe'en, check out the competition. This is a full-scale

zombi carved out of enormous pumpkins. Artists in America have

been sculpting their orange vegetables in the lead-up to