Of children are malnourished, and where in one hospital, 700 children have died injust the last six months. Its a humanitarian crisis that deepens every day, with much of the Country Living in Extreme Poverty, after years of war caused economic collapse. The un says more than Three Million children under five are malnourished, under five are malnourished, with the delivery of aid with the delivery of aid becoming much harder becoming much harder since the taliban took control since the taliban took control in 2021. In 2021. The bbc� s yogita limaye, camera the bbc� s yogita limaye, Camera Journalist sanjay ganguly, journalist sanjay ganguly, and producer imogen Anderson And ProducerImogen Anderson have been in the country have been in the country for the last two weeks, for the last two weeks, chronicling the disaster. Chronicling the disaster. And a warning their report and a warning their report shows images of children shows images of children in distress. In distress. This is what an average this is what an average morning looks like at morning looks like at jalalabads main hospital. Jalalabads main hospital. Hundreds throng every corner, Hundreds Throng every corner, every passage, as extreme every passage, as Extreme Poverty pushes more Children Poverty pushes more children into disease each day. Into disease each day. Zara, 13 months old, one zara, 13 months old, one of Three Million malnourished of Three Million malnourished children in the country. Children in the country. A disease thats ravaging afghanistans youngest. Nasiba has lost four children. And now she watches as her Baby Girl Asma struggles for life. Her tiny body racked her tiny body racked with multiple infections. With multiple infections. By the time she was brought by the time she was brought here, asma was already here, asma was already in a serious condition. In a serious condition. Translation its like the | translation its like the | flesh is melting off my body. Flesh is melting off my body. I Cant Bear to watch my child of Baby Asma when we came back i Cant Bear to watch my Child Suffering like this. Suffering like this. Asma went into septic shock. Asma went into septic shock. An hour later, she died. An hour later, she died. 700 children have died 700 children have died here in six months, here in six months, at least three a day. At least three a day. We found out about the death we found out about the death of Baby Asma when we came back to this ward to just check in on her and what we can see in front of us already in the half a bed that she left empty theres another desperately sick child. This is baby aaliyah, three months old, severely malnourished and suffering from several other complications as well. And this is what its like before anyone in this room, before the doctors, before the nurses have had time to register or recover from the loss of a child, another baby has to be brought in because there are just so many of them in need. You hear the statistics, but this is what it looks like on the front line. A baby dies. A couple of hours later, another sick baby brought in. Over the past three years, weve been to dozens of Health Facilities documenting the crisis. Now, children are dying at a frightening pace from a lack of nutrition and curable diseases. Umrah has severe pneumonia. A nurse tries to stabilise her. The treatment available at this hospital is only possible because Aid Agencies have stepped in to fund healthcare since the taliban took over. Im extremely scared about what might happen to my child. I wish i was suffering in her place, umrahs mother, nasreen, says. Two days later, umrah also died. These deaths are being counted. But in the communities outside the hospital, children are dying silently. And theres also an underreported but alarming surge in stunting. Its affected a staggering 45 of afghan children under the age of five. Mohammed is two. Far shorter than he should be and he cannot stand yet. Translation the doctor has told me that if he gets treatment for the next 3 to 6 months he will be fine, but we cant even afford food. How do we pay for the treatment . Im scared he will become disabled and he will never be able to walk. Stunting can lead to irreversible physical and mental damage. In lane after lane, we see children at risk. Bibi hajra was in a fragile state when We Saw her. But with the right intervention, shes now well enough to be discharged. Yogita limaye, Bbc News, jalalabad. With me is our chief international correspondent lyce. Every element is alarming. Why is it so bad . It every element is alarming. Why is it so bad . Is it so bad . It seems like a malnutrition is it so bad . It seems like a malnutrition crisis, is it so bad . It seems like a malnutrition crisis, but is it so bad . It seems like a malnutrition crisis, but it i is it so bad . It seems like a malnutrition crisis, but it is| malnutrition crisis, but it is on every front, mother not won enough, poorso on every front, mother not won enough, poor so they cant get to clinics. The community is still not finding effective ways to work with the taliban. Principally, one of the main reasons, their policies which get ever more restrictive in keeping women and girls out of public spaces. Health is a sector the taliban have made an exception. Women doctors are allowed to work. But the aid is going down and down. I looked at the grass today. In 2022, it was 75 . 2023, 50 funded. This year, so far, 25 funded. In year, so far, 2596 funded. In terms year, so far, 25 funded. In terms of people you talk to, trying to navigate away through a really complicated backdrop with all the sort of things You Are alluding to, what are the things that are being suggested which could be realistic . {lin which could be realistic . On The One which could be realistic . et The One hand it is easier to which could be realistic . m The One hand it is easier to do aid in afghanistan because the Security Situation is better. Because the taliban are no longer attacking. Because the taliban are no longerattacking. Paid because the taliban are no longer attacking. PAid Agencies also say there is less corruption than under the other government, although it is said to be creeping back in some areas. In some ways it is easier, but it is hard in other areas because of the taliban restrictions. Because of the sanctions they have to ensure not of the money goes through the taliban, lest they fall foul of these restrictions. Some of the taliban basically say it is Up To god, we dont need this aid and they are a little bit. Not cognisant, willing to confrontjust how bad it is. It continues to be a struggle. As you see from the piece, a little bit of help can actually do a lot. Actually do a lot. Yes, i suopose actually do a lot. Yes, i suopose the actually do a lot. Yes, i suppose the other actually do a lot. Yes, i | suppose the other thing actually do a lot. Yes, i i suppose the other thing to actually do a lot. Yes, i suppose the other thing to bear in mind when you watch a report like that is those with children that actually got to hospital. There are vast, vast amount unable to. Hospital. There are vast, vast amount unable to. Vast amount, cant afford amount unable to. Vast amount, cant afford a amount unable to. Vast amount, cant afford a taxi, amount unable to. Vast amount, cant afford a taxi, even amount unable to. Vast amount, cant afford a taxi, even a cant afford a taxi, even a donkey to get to the nearest clinic. The Health Care System is chronically underfunded. After the taliban came to power at the world bank, the Red Cross kept open a project to support some of the main hospitals. I remember interviewing the member of the un and they said they dont have money and the b of the worst for the hospitals. This is what they say. The taliban say they inherited the situation. Its been a Problem Year in, year out. I used to be shocked 90 of afghanistan people were under the poverty line, but it is getting to the point, as We Saw, of absolutely desperate situations. Point, as We Saw, of absolutely desperate situations. Thank you very much desperate situations. Thank you very much. More desperate situations. Thank you very much. More on desperate situations. Thank you very much. More on that desperate situations. Thank you very much. More on that story | desperate situations. Thank you j very much. More on that Story A little later. Lets turn to other stories. The story making the headlines the most year in the headlines the most year in the uk. Here in the uk, several major Trade Unions have appealed directly to Sir Keir Starmer to reverse the decision to take away the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. The plan to make it means tested was announced shortly after the election, with both the prime Minister And Chancellor insisting its necessary, and the money needs to be spent elsewhere. But tomorrow some of the governments own mps plan to abstain from a Commons Vote on the change, rather than backing it. Earlier i spoke to our political correspondent. What i think is interesting the delegates are saying they welcome a labour government, the General Secretary Of The Tuc was basically revelling in the facsimile considered ministers had lost their cease. He said hope had been brought back the fact so many conservative ministers. For some unions, when they say they welcome a labour government, it is usually followed by the word but, but they shouldnt be doing it, cutting fuel allowance. In the past hour we heard a motion passed which calls for a bigger change of direction from the labour government. I will talk about both of those issues with mick lynch. First of all, on the conference floor, you had a direct message for Rachel Reeves. Direct message for Rachel Reeves. ,. , direct message for Rachel Reeves. ,. , ~ reeves. She needs to think aaain reeves. She needs to think again about reeves. She needs to think again about the reeves. She needs to think again about the winter reeves. She needs to think again about the Winter Fuel| again about the Winter Fuel allowance. I dont want them to start allowance. Idont want them to start their allowance. I dont want them to start their period in power with start their period in power with such a mistake. Theyve made with such a mistake. Theyve made a with such a mistake. Theyve made a misstep on edge. It is part made a misstep on edge. It is part of made a misstep on edge. It is part of a made a misstep on edge. It is part of a bigger mistake, we believe. Part of a bigger mistake, we believe, in sticking to the story believe, in sticking to the story for believe, in sticking to the story for school rules. Thatll mean story for school rules. Thatll mean she story for school rules. Thatll mean she wont have enough revenue mean she wont have enough Revenue Or Money to do the rebuilding. We have to do it everywhere you look. There needs everywhere you look. There needs to everywhere you look. There needs to be expenditure. We do need needs to be expenditure. We do need greater public expenditure, the only way to do it is to expenditure, the only way to do it is to have a progressive and fair taxation regime. All, fair taxation regime. First of all, its fair taxation regime. First of all. Its not fair taxation regime. First of all, its not you, fair taxation regime. First of all, its not you, but fair taxation regime. First of all, its not you, but other. All, its not you, but other unions, Labour Mps behind closed doors, they are asking for changes to Winter Fuel, more people to be eligible. It sounds like something which people think is a realistic outcome. But getting her to change these fiscal rules, the fact she is seen as some are chancellor keeping an eye in grip on the public finances, youve got no chance of getting it changed. We youve got no chance of getting it changed it changed. We hope labour are in ower it changed. We hope labour are in power for it changed. We hope labour are in power for a it changed. We hope labour are in power for a long it changed. We hope labour are in power for a long time, in power for a long time, because in power for a long time, because the coalition because long term damage. It isnt a one long term damage. It isnt a one budget chancellor, one budget one budget chancellor, one budget public spending chancellor. We want to convince over chancellor. We want to convince over her chancellor. We want to convince over her time chancellor. We want to convince over hertime in chancellor. We want to convince over her time in office and we hope over her time in office and we hope to over her time in office and we hope to long time, to move to a more hope to long time, to move to a more progressive approach. She wont more progressive approach. She wont be more progressive approach. She wont be able to stick to the fiscal wont be able to stick to the fiscal rules the tories said, because fiscal rules the tories said, because means Tory Rule will continue because means Tory Rule will continue. It means nothing if you have continue. It means nothing if you have the same Medicine And Recipe you have the same Medicine And Recipe. Theres a lot of work to do. Recipe. Theres a lot of work to do. And recipe. Theres a lot of work to do, and the ability to do so depends to do, and the ability to do so depends on the revenue the treasury depends on the revenue the treasury takes on. She needs to change treasury takes on. She needs to change the treasury takes on. She needs to change the rules, moved to a position change the rules, moved to a position of progressive tax, a Weaith Position of progressive tax, a Wealth Tax and get the money we need Wealth Tax and get the money we need to Wealth Tax and get the money we need to do the job the people want need to do the 0b the people want. , need to do the 0b the people want. , want. On the Wealth Tax, this is something want. On the Wealth Tax, this is something the want. On the Wealth Tax, this is something the tuc want. On the Wealth Tax, this is something the tuc has is something the tuc has barked. Will it raise as much as you and sharon graham, as much as you think . It looks great on the surface, 25 Billion could come in, it kind of adds up. But in other countries it has been tried brings in less because wealthy people move around. You brings in less because wealthy people move around. You have to make sure people move around. You have to make sure the people move around. You have to make sure the wealthy people move around. You have to make sure the wealthy people make sure the wealthy people pay their make sure the wealthy people pay their share. We have to pay tax, pay their share. We have to pay tax. We pay their share. We have to pay tax, we get no tax, the government sets the rate, we paid government sets the rate, we paid national insurance. It should paid national insurance. It should be the Default Position of the should be the Default Position of the rich. There are taxes on capital of the rich. There are taxes on capital gains, property and stored capital gains, property and stored wealth, and earned wealth. Stored wealth, and earned wealth, if you want. An astute government can make sure they et government can make sure they get it government can make sure they get it. There are bogus self employment, forcing people to be self employment, forcing people to be casual workers working for lump to be casual workers working for Lump Sums means the employers arent paying sufficient national insurance. Those sufficient national insurance. Those workers arent paying sufficient tax. We have to make sure sufficient tax. We have to make sure we sufficient tax. We have to make sure we are being tax efficiently and correctly to do the job efficiently and correctly to do the job that needs to be done with the job that needs to be done with our the job that needs to be done with our services and infrastructure and get the economy straight. Infrastructure and get the economy straight. Back to Winter Fuel. Economy straight. Back to Winter Fuel. Lots economy straight. Back to Winter Fuel. Lots of economy straight. Back to | Winter Fuel. Lots of people voted labourfor the Winter Fuel. Lots of people voted labour for the first time. What do you think the electoral consequences are Rachel Reeves doesnt rethink question if she gets a reputation of Robbing Pensioners without doing anything to the super rich, that will be the wrong impression. That will be the wrong impression. That will be the wrong im ression. J. , that will be the wrong im ression. F. ,. , impression. Theyve got time to correct it impression. Theyve got time to correct it. Theyve impression. Theyve got time to correct it. Theyve got impression. Theyve got time to correct it. Theyve got future. Correct it. Theyve got future budget correct it. Theyve got future Budget And Spending plans to go through Budget And Spending plans to go through to make sure we get the correct through to make sure we get the correct tax through to make sure we get the correct tax for the people. Make correct tax for the people. Make mention, thank you, the leader of the rail union. Some of the unions have done well since labour got in through pay deals. The conservatives say it is costing pensioners the argument is it different choices were made by the government, they could retain the Winter Fuel Payment and give above Inflation Wage increases. That is the view from here, not necessarily shared across political parties. Shared across political parties shared across political arties. �. ,. ,. , parties. Around the world and across the parties. Around the world and across the uk, parties. Around the world and across the uk, you parties. Around the world and across the uk, You Are parties. Around the world and i across the uk, You Are watching Bbc News. Welcome back to Bbc News. Televised debates have been a fixture of us president ial elections since 1960 but Tomorrow Evening in Philadelphia Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will break new ground because never before has one of the parties changed candidate between debates. Injune, Joe Biden was still the democratic candidate. But a faltering performance led to him dropping out and his Vice President , Kamala Harris, taking his place. Over the years, its the third opponent Donald Trump has been up against Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. And the stakes could not be higher with most polls suggesting the race is too close to call. Us pollster and policial Communication ConsultantFrank Luntz spoke to Me Earlier and i asked him what he thinks Kamala Harris need to achieve in this debate. First thing is, her vote is doing quite well among young women, who are not engaged, not energised whenJoe Biden was a democratic nominee. She should look straight into the camera, as i am doing now, make a direct appeal to them. Second is that there are doubts about her command of the issues and where she really stands. She does need to discuss a detailed plan of action, detail so we know the specifics of plans so it is written down, and action the key points. Thirdly, shes got to address the most important issue to american voters, a real solution to the affordability crisis. Food and fuel, Housing And Health care. She should apply her record as a prosecutor to discuss Donald Trumps legal problems, as well as keeping americans safe and secure. And fifth, she needs to address the issue of abortion. She is on the majority side, women in particular agree with her, and to address that and raised that often will be helpful to her campaign. Those are the key components and they will make a difference in how the outcome and how these undecided voters view it. Do the same undecided voters view it. Do the same for Donald Trump. Undecided voters view it. Do the same for Donald Trump. For trum , the same for Donald Trump. For trump. The the same for Donald Trump. For trump. The key the same for Donald Trump. Fr . Trump, the key issue for him is he doesnt need to be nice, but he doesnt need to be nice, but he cannot be mean because if he is seen to be disrespecting the Vice President , women across the country will oppose that and reject that, just as they did to him in 2020. Second, he needs to ask a series of questions, such as, are you better off now under biden, harassed than under me for years ago . A second question, do you feel safer than four years ago . A chance for him to talk of the changes on the border that have gotten worse under the biden administration, and harris had some responsibility. And is life more affordable today than four years ago . And finally, he needs to do a Side By side comparison, inflation in 2020 verse is 202a. The crime and lack of safety, the border, all the statistics that have changed over the last four years. Harris is preferred because of her persona, how she carries herself and engages people. Trump is preferred based on the issues, the key policies. Based on the issues, the key olicies. ,. , based on the issues, the key olicies. ,. ,. , policies. Let me point you to how you policies. Let me point you to how you can policies. Let me point you to how you can watch policies. Let me point you to how you can watch that policies. Let me point you to l how you can watch that debate and the relevant cover of the Abc News debate. The coverage starts from 8pm East Coast time on tuesday and 1am in the uk. The actual debate will start in our later. Pope francis is in Timor Leste for the first papal visit to the predominantly catholic country since independence from indonesia in 2002. He arrived in dili on monday, where he was welcomed by the president and other dignitaries for the start of his three Day Visit to the country. Huge crowds lined the streets to welcome Pope Francis as he travelled from the airport in his open top vehicle. There were cheers as he arrived at the president s palace, where he was welcomed with a fanfare, and a band playing the vatican anthem. He will meet the countrys leaders and is expected to hold an outdoor mass for around 700,000 worshippers during his visit. The paramedics came to end yesterday. Teams are making their Way Home perks four number nine with the gold, spectacular. Than number nine with the gold, spectacular spectacular. An amazing experience. Spectacular. An amazing experience. The spectacular. An amazing experience. The crowds | spectacular. An amazing experience. The crowds have been phenomenal. The noise in the stadium, especially the velodrome, lifted the roof off. 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The quality has got much better, and the racing has been much better. Each games, get stronger and stronger. Paris has done a phenomenaljob of raising the profile of paralympic athletes, and i think france will have a very similar backlash to what we did in london where we kinda put the paralympics the map. They have put it on the map to the rest of the world with the coverage out there. Jodi cundy talking to Me Earlier. Let coverage out there. Jodi cundy talking to Me Earlier. Talking to Me Earlier. Let end this half hour talking to Me Earlier. Let end this half hour with talking to Me Earlier. Let end this half hour with some i this half hour with some fantastic pictures. An unusual event at the beach in california. The annual Dog Surfing Competition in san diego, a benefit for the animal centre, held for the last 19 years. There are no winners or losers, just a chance for owners and their pets to paddle out into the ocean and then surf their way back in. All of them looked like they are having a great time. Back to the headlines in a moment. Hello there. 0ur Weather is set to turn quite a bit colder over the next few days, so its probably worth rooting out those warmerjumpers and maybe warmer duvets, as well. This stripe of cloud across the North Atlantic is a Cold Front and its behind that that the chillier air is lurking. Thats going to be sweeping its Way Southwards over the next 2a hours. The weather feeling much more autumnal over the next couple of days. There has been a lot of cloud around this morning, but there are signs of that cloud breaking up, for example here in cumbria, more generally across western areas of england and wales too. Those brighter skies will slowly push eastwards. We do have some thicker cloud to our North West, so it will tend to cloud over this afternoon in Northern Ireland and western scotland, with a few patches of Light Rain Coming and going. Probably brightening Up Towards East Anglia and south East England towards the end of the afternoon. Temperatures for most around 15 to 18 degrees celsius. Not feeling too bad if youre out and about. The winds mostly on the light side. 0vernight tonight, though, we get an area of rain moving into the North West and this stripe of rain here is our Cold Front thats going to start to push Southwards Across Scotland and Northern Ireland towards the end of the night. With that temperatures will start to drop in scotland. Otherwise, temperatures about 10 to 1a degrees overnight. Tomorrow we have this area of low pressure just working to the north of scotland. Quite tightly packed isobars here so there will be some strong winds around. Gusts could run into the 60s in miles per hourfor a time in the northern isles, and probably into the a0s to the western side of scotland, and maybe to coastal areas of Northern Ireland. As we go through the day, this stripe of rain, our Cold Front, sinks its Way Southwards. Sunny spells follow with blustery showers working into scotland, Northern Ireland and probably the North West of both england and wales. Temperatures coming down across Northern Areas of the uk, feeling quite a bit cooler, and then through Tuesday Night it is a cold night. Temperatures dipping down to around five degrees celsius. You might want that warmer Duvet Close to hand to snuggle Up To. Wednesday, sunny spells and showers. The majority of the showers across northern and western areas of the uk. Probably staying dry towards parts of north East England, but wherever You Are, temperatures will be much lower and actually below average. Feeling quite cool in the brisk North Westerly winds. The colder air is here to stay for the rest of this week, as well, with a mixture of sunshine and showers, but there are signs that it turns a bit milder into the weekend. This You Are watching Bbc News and we have breaking news regarding catherine, the princess of wales. Kensington palace has announced that she has finished her course of chemotherapy and will return to what they call a Light Schedule of public engagements in the coming months. With me is our senior royal correspondent, daniela relph. Kensington palace have announced the princess has finished the preventative chemotherapy that she has been receiving. They also said they would not describe the princess of wales is cancer free at this stage but this stage of her treatment is now complete. The princess herself has issued a statement in which she said the path to healing and full recovery is going to be one so i think everyone is saying this is a stage in this process a very positive one after a really tricky few months for the royal family. But what is interesting is that what accompanies this update is a video, which has been made by an independent Film Maker to update us on how the family are doing. I have seen