al jazeera, bogata. >> afghanistan's vice president has died. he had been suffer from diabetes for years and was in poor health. he was 57 and he had led the northern alliance in battles against the taliban. >>> over 100,000 children in bangladesh are born with cleft pallats. it takes simple surgery to treat them, but bangladesh doesn't have enough trained surgeons to meet the demand. as maha satter reports, some real working to ease that pressure. >> it's a simple problem, it's easily treated except in bangladesh. >> it's stressful. what will his life be like when he grows up. i showed him to many doctors. none of them were willing to do the surgery. >> then, someone learned about a plastic surgery group that could change the future. there aren't enough in bangladesh and none that they can afford. >> that's why medicines demand bring doctors from france and japan to bangladesh every year. >> people have come from all over the country. they can hardly wait their turn to get registered. missing out could mean they lose their chance for another ye