Huge US bomb kills dozens of IS militants: Afghan officials: HumSub.TV
Huge US bomb kills dozens of IS militants: Afghan officials: HumSub.TV: The US military’s largest non-nuclear bomb killed at least 36 militants as it destroyed a deep tunnel complex of the Daesh group, Afghan officials said Friday, ruling out any civilian casualties.
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb — better known as the “Mother Of All Bombs” — hit Daesh hideouts in Achin district in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday.
“As a result of the bombing, key Daesh hideouts and a deep tunnel complex were destroyed and 36 Daesh fighters were killed,” the defence ministry said in a statement.
US President Donald Trump had earlier called the mission “very, very successful.”
The huge bomb, delivered via an MC-130 transport plane, has a blast yield equivalent to 11 tons of TNT, and the weapon was originally designed as much to intimidate foes as to clear broad areas.
“The GBU-43/B is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat,” Air Force spokesman Colonel Pat Ryder said.
Achin district governor Esmail Shinwari said the bomb landed in the Momand Dara area of Achin district.
“The explosion was the biggest I have ever seen. Towering flames engulfed the area,” Shinwari told AFP.
“We don’t know anything about the casualties so far, but since it is a Daesh stronghold we think a lot of Daesh fighters may have been killed.”
An Afghan militant source told AFP from an undisclosed location that locals had described the ground shaking “like an earthquake”, with people being knocked unconscious by the blast.
“People have started leaving the area fearing more bombings,” he said.
The Pentagon’s announcement of the attack drove markets down, with Asian bourses headed south following overnight losses on Wall Street.
It added to concerns among investors already wary of risks over Syria and North Korea, as well as the outcome of the French presidential election.
The assault came only a week after Trump ordered missile strikes against Syria in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack.
Meanwhile Trump has said he is keeping “all options” on the table to stop North Korea’s nuclear programme, as speculation mounts that Pyongyang may soon hold another nuclear test.
Nangarhar, which borders Pakistan, is a hotbed of Daesh militancy. US forces have conducted a number of air strikes on militant bases in the area since August last year.
Daesh, notorious for its reign of terror in Syria and Iraq, has been making inroads into Afghanistan in recent years. It has attracted disaffected members of the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban as well as Uzbek militants.
But the group has been steadily losing territory in the face of heavy pressure both from US air strikes and a ground offensive led by Afghan forces.
Huge US bomb kills dozens of IS militants: Afghan officials: HumSub.TV
Huge US bomb kills dozens of IS militants: Afghan officials: HumSub.TV
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