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Breaking: US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan by Pro2makx(m): 6:25pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
The U.S. military dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, just days after a Green Beret was killed fighting ISIS there, a U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News. The GBU-43B, a 21,000-pound conventional bomb, was dropped on an ISIS tunnel complex in Nangarhar Province. The Massive Ordinance Air Blast was first tested in 2003. (DOD) The MOAB -- Massive Ordinance Air Blast -- is also known as the “Mother Of All bombs.” It was first tested in 2003, but hadn't been used in combat before Thursday. The MOAB is so massive it had to be dropped out of the back of a U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane. "We kicked it out the back door," one U.S. official told Fox News. For comparison to the 21,000-pound MOAB, each Tomahawk cruise missile launched at a Syrian military air base last week was 1,000-pounds each. "As [ISIS'] losses have mounted, they are using IEDs, bunkers and tunnels to thicken their defense," Gen. John Nicholson, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said in a statement. "This is the right munition to reduce these obstacles and maintain the momentum of our offensive against [ISIS]." The statement said U.S. forces took every precaution to avoid civilian casualties.
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Re: Breaking: US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan by ijebuloaded(m): 6:29pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
Chai!!! " just days after a Green Beret was killed fighting ISIS there" Na when we go reach dz level God |
Re: Breaking: US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan by Enyeem(m): 6:33pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
Choi... Pls u guys should drop dis in Aso Rock wen Bubu will be heading Fake, FEC meeting... I love naija.. 2 Likes |
Re: Breaking: US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan by rheether(f): 6:35pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
Nice one uncle Trump.. 1 Like |
Re: Breaking: US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan by seunmsg(m): 6:41pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
Syria, Afghanistan and possibly North Korea. Trump really needs to slow. He's opening too many warfront at a time. |
Re: Breaking: US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan by benjibabs(m): 6:42pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
Bros Trump no dey play around oooo! |
Re: Breaking: US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan by Nobody: 6:42pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
Hmmmm....the fight for superiority continues |
Re: Breaking: US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan by capatainrambo: 6:43pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
Very good kill those heartless deviants |
Re: Breaking: US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan by Nobody: 6:43pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
We need another world war. |
Re: Breaking: US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan by capatainrambo: 6:45pm On Apr 13, 2017 |
seunmsg:he can sustain em all |
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