good morning, welcome to al jazeera america, i m morgan radford. relief efforts are picking up nine days after typhoon haiyan struck the philippines. more than 3,600 died. those who survived are finally getting the help that they need. food, water and medical supplies have started getting to areas that were completely cut off by the storm. the u.s. military is now dropping food and water to survivors in the area. but more than 1,000 people are still missing. some 4 million people are homeless. for the latest - we are going to talk about - talk to craig leeson, who is standing by in the philippines. first let s tell you about an attack in afghanistan where more than 2,000 afghan elders will meet in kabul. they ll vote on the future of u.s. troops in afghanistan. the u.s. is trying to hammer out an agreement to keep forces on the ground beyond 2014. that effort was dealt a blow on saturday after suicide bomb attack killed six people. jane ferguson reports from kabul. it w