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US super bomb killed 82 Isis militants

The toll of the bomb dropped in Afghanistan in the province of Nangatar rises, but for the Islamic State there would be no dead. “I am proud of our military,” Trump said.

US super bomb killed 82 Isis militants

(Ansa) The super bomb dropped yesterday by an American C130 on the Achin district of the Nangarhar province would have caused the death of 82 Isis militants. This was announced this afternoon by the provincial government spokesman, Ataullah Khogyani. Previously, the provincial government itself had set the number of militants killed at 36. 

It's the first time that the Moab superbomb  it is used in combat. The 'Massive ordnance air blast' weighs nearly 10 tons and has the force to destroy everything within a radius of hundreds of metres. “Another great success, I am proud of our military,” Trump said. The objective, says the White House, are "tunnels and caves used by ISIS militiamen" and "all precautions have been taken to avoid civilian casualties and collateral damage".

Donald Trump's United States dropped the bomb in the Nangarhar area. It is a so-called MOAB bomb (the acronym means 'Massive ordnance air blast', but has been renamed mother of all bombs -mother of all bombs). 

The US raid with the 'superbomb' against ISIS in Afghanistan did not cause any casualties among the jihadist militants in Nangahar, according to Amaq, the agency of the same Islamic state, according to The Site.

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