:00:08. > :00:18.Welcome to Reporters, I'm Philippa Thomas.
:00:19. > :00:21.From here in the BBC News room, we send out correspondents
:00:22. > :00:28.In this week's programme: Is America's
:00:29. > :00:33.Justin Rowlatt asks what the Trump administration should do
:00:34. > :00:39.According to the American Government's own estimates, the
:00:40. > :00:42.Taliban still controls a third of the country,
:00:43. > :00:46.opium production is at record high and corruption is still
:00:47. > :00:59.Who are the happiest children in the world?
:01:00. > :01:01.Anna Holligan meets mums who have gone
:01:02. > :01:06.And the future of Formula One, as its legendary leader, Bernie
:01:07. > :01:09.Dan Roan examines his legacy, and meets the man
:01:10. > :01:14.It's been running as a one-man dictator for a long, long time.
:01:15. > :01:21.I think the sport needs a fresh perspective.
:01:22. > :01:23.As Donald Trump settles into his new home in
:01:24. > :01:24.the White House, one of his
:01:25. > :01:27.most pressing issues in is in-tray is Afghanistan.
:01:28. > :01:29.In the past he's described America's involvement as a
:01:30. > :01:33.disaster but he's also told the Afghan leader, the US will not
:01:34. > :01:39.The international combat mission there
:01:40. > :01:42.ended in 2014 but 13,000 Nato troops remain and most of them are
:01:43. > :01:48.With the Taliban and other militant groups gaining ground,
:01:49. > :01:52.Justin Rowlatt has been trying to find out if the US will cut its
:01:53. > :01:59.losses and bring America's longest war to an end.
:02:00. > :02:06.Another team of Afghan soldiers is flying in to Helmand province.
:02:07. > :02:10.The BBC got rare permission to join them.
:02:11. > :02:14.It has been hard going for the Afghan army since the US and its
:02:15. > :02:20.Nato allies pulled out most of their troops at the end of 2014.
:02:21. > :02:22.These days, the soldiers don't have far to
:02:23. > :02:30.It is right on the outskirts of the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah.
:02:31. > :02:33.The Taliban now control more than 80% of
:02:34. > :02:42.the province and, say the soldiers, supplies are low.
:02:43. > :02:45.TRANSLATION: For a month we have been saying we are running out of
:02:46. > :02:49.ammunition but we don't get any new supplies.
:02:50. > :02:52.Our enemy is firing at us but we don't have enough bullets to
:02:53. > :02:58.His commander urges President Trump to continue to
:02:59. > :03:07.TRANSLATION: As a soldier of Afghanistan, I ask his excellency,
:03:08. > :03:11.Donald Trump, to continue the fight here.
:03:12. > :03:18.If he can give us more support we can wipe the terrorists out.
:03:19. > :03:21.The West still has 13,000 troops in Afghanistan, most of them are
:03:22. > :03:27.This is their headquarters in Kabul but the truth
:03:28. > :03:36.The West has spent more in real terms on reconstruction
:03:37. > :03:38.here in Afghanistan than America spent on the
:03:39. > :03:44.reconstruction of Europe after the Second World War.
:03:45. > :03:46.Now despite that, according to the American
:03:47. > :03:51.government's own estimates, the Taliban still controls a third of
:03:52. > :03:54.the country, opium production is at a record high
:03:55. > :04:00.Nato commanders say America does have clear
:04:01. > :04:06.Afghanistan - Training and assisting the Afghan army and targeting
:04:07. > :04:12.So, specifically, Al-Qaeda, as well as
:04:13. > :04:14.the Islamic State, that is what really keeps direct
:04:15. > :04:17.pressure on the organisations that threaten the West and threaten our
:04:18. > :04:40.Nato commanders say America does have clear strategic
:04:41. > :04:42.interests in Afghanistan - Training and assisting
:04:43. > :04:43.the Afghan army and targeting terrorist organisations.
:04:44. > :04:45.And other powers are flexing their muscles in Afghanistan.
:04:46. > :04:48.Last month Russia hosted a meeting in Moscow about the country's future
:04:49. > :04:51.with senior officials from China and Pakistan and it makes no secret
:04:52. > :05:19.of the fact it has been talking to the Taliban.
:05:20. > :05:26.This doesn't take much, according to the Dutch. They have the most
:05:27. > :05:29.contented baby, the happiest kids and the best work life balance as
:05:30. > :05:36.adults. The lessons start with breakfast. They place a high value
:05:37. > :05:39.on family life, and communication between members of the family and
:05:40. > :05:45.part of eating together is about talking together. The Dutch scored
:05:46. > :05:49.the highest on children aged breakfast before school. That set
:05:50. > :05:54.them up for the day. Chocolate sprinklings clearly contradict
:05:55. > :05:58.healthy eating advice. It Dutch kids have some of the lowest obesity
:05:59. > :06:05.rates, which might be linked to the fact that so many cycle to school,
:06:06. > :06:07.but, as you can see, bikes and cars have separate lanes, so parents
:06:08. > :06:12.don't have the same worries about sending kids out on two wheels. When
:06:13. > :06:15.they get to school, Dutch pupils don't face academic pressure like
:06:16. > :06:21.tests and from work until much later. When there is not so much
:06:22. > :06:26.pressure, children start school in a positive way by enjoying it, by
:06:27. > :06:30.feeling this is something nice to do. That is backed up by the Unicef
:06:31. > :06:34.statistics would suggest these children are more likely to go on to
:06:35. > :06:41.further education than their British counterparts. You will see lots of
:06:42. > :06:43.fathers at the school gates. The Dutch government legislates for
:06:44. > :06:50.unpaid father Davies which encourage families to share the childcare.
:06:51. > :06:54.Then there is the freedom. We always read in all these books but they
:06:55. > :06:59.should play outside, so I am happy it is part of a culture where they
:07:00. > :07:03.are expected to go out and play. The by-product of giving kids a greater
:07:04. > :07:08.independence, more time for yourself, at least when they are
:07:09. > :07:13.older. Head west from here and you will reach Essex. The UK might be
:07:14. > :07:17.geographically close but there are fundamental differences between our
:07:18. > :07:20.societies and not all of the lessons here can simply be exported over
:07:21. > :07:29.there. But, they might just inspire you. Now, anxious times at Formula 1
:07:30. > :07:35.after the man who transformed the sport into a billion-dollar global
:07:36. > :07:39.business stood down this week. Bernie Ecclestone Road F1 for nearly
:07:40. > :07:44.40 years wit and irony crib and an astuteness that has been arguably
:07:45. > :07:48.unmatched across business and sporting worlds. But, he has been
:07:49. > :07:53.accused by his successor, Chase Carey, of running the sport like it
:07:54. > :07:59.one-man dictator. The new man at the top of Formula 1 has been talking to
:08:00. > :08:03.us about the future of the sport. There is Bernie Ecclestone, the Czar
:08:04. > :08:10.of Formula 1. He has been a driving force like no other. Having root of
:08:11. > :08:12.Formula 1 with an iron grip for decades, Bernie Ecclestone
:08:13. > :08:20.transformed into a global commercial phenomenon on. This is fantastic. At
:08:21. > :08:22.times it seemed as if he would go on for ever but with a
:08:23. > :08:27.multi-billion-dollar American takeover came a sudden change in
:08:28. > :08:32.direction. The new F1 boss said it is the end of the road for the man
:08:33. > :08:38.he has replaced. I expect this is difficult for Bernie, he has run the
:08:39. > :08:42.sport as a one-man, he calls himself a dictator, he has run it as a
:08:43. > :08:47.one-man dictator for a long time. I think the sport needs a fresh
:08:48. > :08:51.perspective. From second-hand car salesman to the martial rights
:08:52. > :08:55.holder, the rise of Ecclestone was remarkable. The 86-year-old's deal
:08:56. > :09:02.making skills quite powerful friends and billions in the bank. There was
:09:03. > :09:06.also controversy. Some comments caused offence and he was forced to
:09:07. > :09:10.settle a bribery case in 2014, but this diminutive figure will be
:09:11. > :09:14.remembered as a titan of the sport. You cannot have another Bernie. The
:09:15. > :09:20.conditions and circumstances will never exist and he will go down in
:09:21. > :09:28.history for what he has achieved. This is fantastic. Recently, F1 has
:09:29. > :09:32.struggled to match the thrills of the pass and with declining
:09:33. > :09:37.audiences, the sport needs a revamp. The most important thing is getting
:09:38. > :09:42.back to the basics of great racing, engaging with the fans, engaging
:09:43. > :09:49.with the public and, perhaps, making the cars less confident. I go back
:09:50. > :09:55.to man and machine being at the pinnacle. Formula 1 has been able to
:09:56. > :09:59.depend on its unique mix of speed, glamour and technology to guarantee
:10:00. > :10:03.true global appeal. There is a sense from within the sport that in an
:10:04. > :10:08.ultracompetitive and shifting sports market, there are now needs to be
:10:09. > :10:13.change. We need to use all the digital platforms available and are
:10:14. > :10:16.marketing capability to tell the stories of the rivalries. We have to
:10:17. > :10:21.make are even larger than ever, week-long events, cities at the
:10:22. > :10:27.tracks with music and entertainment, with the sport at the Centre. I have
:10:28. > :10:31.talked about 21 super Bowls and that is what we should have. This is a
:10:32. > :10:36.seismic moment. Ecclestone has been offered an advisory role, but the
:10:37. > :10:40.man is to bring the puppet master is no longer pulling the strings. The
:10:41. > :10:45.wood of the sport will never see his like again. And that is all from
:10:46. > :10:53.reporters this week. From me, goodbye for now.