The US military dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat on an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistani border. <br/><br/>Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said, a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed Mother Of All Bombs, was dropped on a tunnel complex of ISIS-Khorasan, a regional affiliate of the terror group, in Achin district of Afghanistan's Nanagarh province.'<br/>'<br/>US President Donald Trump said he authorised the use of the bomb in Afghanistan. <br/><br/>He praised the military for the bombing run and called it another very, very successful mission. US President said he does not knows if this send a message to North Korea. He said North Korea is a problem and it will be taken care of. <br/>'<br/>At his daily news conference, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the bomb was dropped at around 7 pm local time in Afghanistan. <br/><br/>He said the United States took all precautions necessary to prevent civilian casualties and collateral damage as a result of the operation. <br/>'<br/>The United States Central Command has said American forces will continue offensive operations until ISIS-K is destroyed in Afghanistan. <br/>'<br/>The MOAB is a 21,600-pound, GPS-guided munition that is America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb. <br/><br/>It was dropped by an MC-130 aircraft, operated by the Air Force Special Operations Command.<br/><br/>Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai condemned the decision of the United States to use a GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) in his country. <br/><br/>He said in a Twitter message yesterday that I vehemently and in strongest words condemn the dropping of the latest weapon, the largest non-nuclear bomb, on Afghanistan by US military. Karzai accused the US military of using Afghanistan as a testing site for new weapons.'

The US military dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat on an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistani border. <br/><br/>Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said, a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed Mother Of All Bombs, was dropped on a tunnel complex of ISIS-Khorasan, a regional affiliate of the terror group, in Achin district of Afghanistan's Nanagarh province.'<br/>'<br/>US President Donald Trump said he authorised the use of the bomb in Afghanistan. <br/><br/>He praised the military for the bombing run and called it another very, very successful mission. US President said he does not knows if this send a message to North Korea. He said North Korea is a problem and it will be taken care of. <br/>'<br/>At his daily news conference, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the bomb was dropped at around 7 pm local time in Afghanistan. <br/><br/>He said the United States took all precautions necessary to prevent civilian casualties and collateral damage as a result of the operation. <br/>'<br/>The United States Central Command has said American forces will continue offensive operations until ISIS-K is destroyed in Afghanistan. <br/>'<br/>The MOAB is a 21,600-pound, GPS-guided munition that is America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb. <br/><br/>It was dropped by an MC-130 aircraft, operated by the Air Force Special Operations Command.'

The US military today dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat on an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistani border.<br/>'<br/>The Pentagon said that a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed "Mother Of All Bombs," was dropped on an ISIS-Khorasan tunnel complex in Achin district of Afghanistan's Nanagarh province.<br/><br/>Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said it was the first-ever combat use of the bomb.<br/>'<br/>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, operated by the Air Force Special Operations Command.<br/>'<br/>At his daily news conference, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the bomb was dropped at around 7 pm local time in Afghanistan. Spicer said the United States took all precautions necessary to prevent civilian casualties and collateral damage as a result of the operation. <br/>' <br/>The strike is part of the ongoing efforts to defeat ISIS-K in Afghanistan, the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) said. <br/><br/>The United States Central Command said American forces will continue offensive operations until ISIS-K is destroyed in Afghanistan. <br/>'''''<br/><br/>

The Pentagon has said that the US military dropped what is considered to be the largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State complex in Afghanistan. <br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>The strike occurred at about 7:32 pm local time. Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said it was the first combat use of the weapon. <br/>'''''<br/><br/>