Thursday, April 13, 2017

Boom!-----First on CNN: US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan - CNNPolitics.com

First on CNN: US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan - CNNPolitics.com:
"Washington (CNN)The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission.
Image result for (MOAB), nicknamed the "mother of all bombs,"A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed the "mother of all bombs," was dropped at 7:32 pm local time Thursday, the sources said.
A MOAB is a 21,600-pound, GPS-guided munition that is America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb.
The bomb was dropped by an MC-130 aircraft, stationed in Afghanistan and operated by Air Force Special Operations Command, Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump told CNN.
Officials said the target was an ISIS cave and tunnel complex and personnel in the Achin district of the Nangarhar province..."


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