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AFP
Washington
The US military on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat, targeting an Islamic State complex in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said.
US President Donald Trump called the mission"very, very successful."
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb hit a"tunnel complex" in Achin district in Nangarhar province, US Forces Afghanistan said in a statement. The strike occurred at 7:32 pm."The GBU-43/B is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat," Air Force spokesman Colonel Pat Ryder said.
Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said the bomb was delivered via an MC-130 transport plane.
General John Nicholson, who heads US Forces Afghanistan, described the weapon as the"right munition" to reduce IS obstacles and maintain the momentum against militants in the region.
