Advance. many bombs were dropped on our village, one woman says. the taliban came and destroyed everything. we were helpless and had to leave our houses. one afghan official where the school is located says that there are thousands of displaced families in his province alone, trying to escape the fighting, but for some it is too late. the taliban were firing guns next to our house, one man says, many bullets came our way. in the end my wife was killed. a hospital filled with wounded civilians shows just how pitched the battle is. one patient says, i was on the side of the street, i was hit by ...