The “mother of all bombs” dropped on Islamic State militants in Afghanistan last month may not have been as effective as U.S. military officials have led on, analysts studying the airstrike said.


Alcis, an institute for geographical analysis, surveyed the targeted area in the Nangarhar province where the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat was used, The Guardian reported Friday. The group determined that 38 buildings and 69 trees were destroyed in a near 500-foot radius, which contradicts statements made by residents who told local media the bomb damages houses up to two miles away.


The group added that the imagery shows no 1,000-foot crater and that much of the damage done appeared to be caused by ground fighting....

http://www.streetcurb.com/2017/05/07/analysts-downplay-effectiveness-of-moab-strike/

Streetcurb:
The “mother of all bombs” dropped on Islamic State militants in Afghanistan last month may not have been as effective as U.S. military officials have led on, analysts studying the airstrike said.


Alcis, an institute for geographical analysis, surveyed the targeted area in the Nangarhar province where the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat was used, The Guardian reported Friday. The group determined that 38 buildings and 69 trees were destroyed in a near 500-foot radius, which contradicts statements made by residents who told local media the bomb damages houses up to two miles away.


The group added that the imagery shows no 1,000-foot crater and that much of the damage done appeared to be caused by ground fighting....

http://www.streetcurb.com/2017/05/07/analysts-downplay-effectiveness-of-moab-strike/

Multiple Afghanistan military and government officials told Fox News last week that there simply was no other solution but to opt for the MOAB, as the vast array of planted landmines was making it next to impossible to effectively clear ISIS from the area without enduring severe soldier casualties.
"This bomb was a good thing. It destroyed everything. ISIS can't use that area anymore, so that is the success," said Maj. Abadullah Karimi, spokesperson for the 202nd Shamshad Police Corps, which is operating in those ISIS-infiltrated areas of Nangahar Province.
Capt. William Salvin, a U.S. military spokesman in Kabul, defended the use of the MOAB saying it was used for a “specific tactical purpose on the battle field. Is it only me that feels this op didnt read the article he was quoting cos by this article the MOAB was very effective.