Tag: Mother of all bombs
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Number of IS fighters killed by US bomb jumps to 90: Afghan officials
The number of Islamic State fighters killed by a massive US bomb in eastern Afghanistan has nearly tripled to at least 90, Afghan officials said on Saturday. 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 …
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April 15, 2017 -
Afghanistan was in loop when US bombed IS target
The Afghanistan government has said that it was in the loop when the US forces dropped the "mother of all bombs" in eastern Afghanistan to target the hideouts of Islamic State terror group. At least 36 IS militants were killed when the US military dropped a massive GBU-43, a non-nuclear, 10-tonne missile powered by a …
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April 14, 2017 -
Mother of all Bombs: What is it all about?
The US military on Thursday dropped a 9,525 kg massive non-nuclear GBU-43 bomb in Afghanistan targeting a series of caves used by the ISIS. Known as the 'mother of all bombs', the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) was dropped in the Achin district of the Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. The White House said …
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April 14, 2017 -
Huge US bomb kills dozens of IS militants: Afghan officials
The US military's largest non- nuclear bomb killed at least 36 militants as it decimated a deep tunnel complex of the Islamic State group, Afghan officials said on Friday, ruling out any civilian casualties. “As a result of the bombing, key Daesh (IS) hideouts and deep tunnel complex were destroyed and 36 IS fighters were …
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April 14, 2017