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Huge US bomb kills dozens of IS militants in Afghanistan
The US military's largest non-nuclear bomb killed dozens of Islamic State militants as it smashed their mountain hideouts, Afghan officials said Friday, ruling out any civilian casualties despite the weapon's destructive power. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb -- dubbed the "Mother Of All Bombs" -- was unleashed in combat for the first time, hitting IS positions in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday. The bombing is expected to further erode IS's capabilities in Afghanistan and sends a warning to the much bigger Taliban group ahead of their annual spring offensive.
New video shows ‘mother of all bombs’ being dropped in Afghanistan
New video released by the Department of Defense shows the “mother of all bombs” being dropped on ISIS targets in Afghanistan on Thursday. The bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. military’s arsenal, was used for the first time ever in this week’s strike.
US strike in Afghanistan: What is the 'Mother of All Bombs'?
The United States has dropped a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, otherwise known as the 'Mother of All Bombs', on an Islamic State stronghold in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province. - How powerful is the MOAB? The 9.8-tonne guided bomb, the largest non-nuclear weapon in America's arsenal, is described by the US-based GlobalSecurity.org watchdog as "large, powerful and accurately delivered".
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