Not too much coming out of Afghanistan
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Now wait for the Terrorist Attack on US soil as retaliation..
Maybe a truck slamming into a crowd, or even worse..
Donald Trump warns North Korea 'NEXT' after dropping MOAB on Afghanistan | Daily Star
Maybe a truck slamming into a crowd, or even worse..
Donald Trump warns North Korea 'NEXT' after dropping MOAB on Afghanistan | Daily Star
You recall wrong. Not that it matters.
You mean, they're gonna terror-strike us for this, but the hundreds if not thousands of ISIS boys we've killed over the last couple of years are no biggie?
That's about 500 lbs of explosive per.
I'm not sure we're getting the optimum bang for our buck.
But if it weren't for us, what would you have to be a snide little haemorrhoid about?
In other words, it had a pipe attached to the nose of the bomb with the fuse in the end of the pipe, so the bomb falling nose-down would go off a coupla feet above the ground.
Well, these insane f-tards are gonna have to work really hard to keep up to the 500,000 children the US offed in Iraq
oooops
did I say insane f-tards?
I meant cowardly, insane, bent over, ZIONIST RUN, SLAVE f-tards
who still haven't won the war(S) they lied to start in the first place
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As many as 36 suspected Islamic State militants were killed in Afghanistan when the United States dropped "the mother of all bombs," one of the largest non-nuclear devices ever unleashed in combat, the Afghan defense ministry said on Friday.
The deaths have not been independently verified, but ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said no civilians were harmed in the massive blast that targeted a network of caves and tunnels.
"No civilian has been hurt and only the base, which Daesh used to launch attacks in other parts of the province, was destroyed," Waziri said in a statement.
At a village about 3 miles (5 km) from the remote, mountainous area where the bomb was dropped, witnesses said the ground shook, but homes and shops appeared unaffected.
"Last night's bomb was really huge, when it dropped, everywhere, it was shaking," said a resident, Palstar Khan, adding that he believed no civilians were in the area hit.
Other residents said they saw militants climbing up and down the mountain every day, making occasional visits to the village.
"They were Arabs, Pakistanis, Chinese and local insurgents coming to buy from shops in the bazaar," said resident Raz Mohammad.
On Friday, the village was swarming with Afghan and international troops, as helicopters and other aircraft flew overhead.
The strike was part of a joint operation by Afghan and international troops, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's office said in a statement.
"Afghan and foreign troops closely coordinated this operation and were extra cautious to avoid any civilian casualties," it said.
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai condemned the use of the weapon on Afghan soil.
"This is not the war on terror, but the inhuman and most brutal misuse of our country as testing ground for new and dangerous weapons," he said on social media network Twitter.
The Taliban condemned the use of the bomb, saying in a statement, "Using this massive bomb cannot be justified and will leave a material and psychological impact on our people."
U.S.'mother of all bombs' killed 36 Islamic State militants in Afghanistan | Reuters
The deaths have not been independently verified, but ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said no civilians were harmed in the massive blast that targeted a network of caves and tunnels.
"No civilian has been hurt and only the base, which Daesh used to launch attacks in other parts of the province, was destroyed," Waziri said in a statement.
At a village about 3 miles (5 km) from the remote, mountainous area where the bomb was dropped, witnesses said the ground shook, but homes and shops appeared unaffected.
"Last night's bomb was really huge, when it dropped, everywhere, it was shaking," said a resident, Palstar Khan, adding that he believed no civilians were in the area hit.
Other residents said they saw militants climbing up and down the mountain every day, making occasional visits to the village.
"They were Arabs, Pakistanis, Chinese and local insurgents coming to buy from shops in the bazaar," said resident Raz Mohammad.
On Friday, the village was swarming with Afghan and international troops, as helicopters and other aircraft flew overhead.
The strike was part of a joint operation by Afghan and international troops, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's office said in a statement.
"Afghan and foreign troops closely coordinated this operation and were extra cautious to avoid any civilian casualties," it said.
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai condemned the use of the weapon on Afghan soil.
"This is not the war on terror, but the inhuman and most brutal misuse of our country as testing ground for new and dangerous weapons," he said on social media network Twitter.
The Taliban condemned the use of the bomb, saying in a statement, "Using this massive bomb cannot be justified and will leave a material and psychological impact on our people."
U.S.'mother of all bombs' killed 36 Islamic State militants in Afghanistan | Reuters
Workin it permanently is the only win. Of course there's only ever one exponent that wins and it has religious and cultural exemptions from prosecution for war crimes oweing to it's uniqueness on the homosapien tree.
The MOAB cost more than $300 million to develop and each bomb is estimated to cost $16 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-43/B_Massive_Ordnance_Air_Blast
Well, ain't that debt effective spending
about $37,000 per bod, plus storage and delivery
bankers love indebting the grand children of tomorrow to kill their enemies today
total dummies love spending their grandchildren just to see things go boom on TV
you left off the negative sign on that exponent
just sayin
It will be interesting to get the story on how they came up with 36 dead. To produce any count suggests that someone was there on the ground.
More importantly, how much damage was caused by the explosion, how large was the affected area? Where possible, the tunnels and caves will need to be examined. I believe it is too early to get an accurate assessment.
Then there is the effect of the strike itself on ISIS. How much equipment, wpns and people were taken out?
More importantly, how much damage was caused by the explosion, how large was the affected area? Where possible, the tunnels and caves will need to be examined. I believe it is too early to get an accurate assessment.
Then there is the effect of the strike itself on ISIS. How much equipment, wpns and people were taken out?
Well, actually we have forces on the ground in the area. This is a Sooper Seekrit known only to eight members of the National Security Council, six senior officers at the Pentagon, three special operatives in the intelligence community. . .
and the Washington Post.
Correct. It'll take awhile.
And how will the damage hinder their planned and future operations?
This was an infrastructure strike, like bombing bridges and rail lines in a conventional war. The purpose wasn't so much to kill people, it was to degrade enemy capabilities.
I am not aware of the number and location of friendly forces on the ground. That would be confidential, but the number isn't important. The information that they gather is. Given the short amount of time after the strike and the terrain involved, assessment will take more than a few hours. And of course, there is the question of what will be released to the public.
I am not disputing the number of dead - 36. The count is not as important as the effectiveness of the MOAB itself. Personally, I think that it will be difficult to come up with an accurate number of ISIS killed. Analysts will want intel on its destructive capabilities, radius for the terrain, which would include any caves or tunnels. And the secondary effects - morale of ISIS, the reaction of certain countries.
More in the coming days.
I am not disputing the number of dead - 36. The count is not as important as the effectiveness of the MOAB itself. Personally, I think that it will be difficult to come up with an accurate number of ISIS killed. Analysts will want intel on its destructive capabilities, radius for the terrain, which would include any caves or tunnels. And the secondary effects - morale of ISIS, the reaction of certain countries.
More in the coming days.
The Taliban condemned the use of the bomb, saying in a statement, "Using this massive bomb cannot be justified and will leave a material and psychological impact on our people."
Unless I missed something in school this is the whole point of using such a bomb.
Unless I missed something in school this is the whole point of using such a bomb.
Counting hamburger bits and splatter requires a special team be flown or teleported into the target.
The MOAB cost more than $300 million to develop and each bomb is estimated to cost $16 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-43/B_Massive_Ordnance_Air_Blast
Well, ain't that debt effective spending
about $37,000 per bod, plus storage and delivery
bankers love indebting the grand children of tomorrow to kill their enemies today
total dummies love spending their grandchildren just to see things go boom on TV
you left off the negative sign on that exponent
just sayin
But since that bomb was already bought and paid for if no replacement is purchased there is no more storage and maintenance cost.Cutting the cost of running the government.
The reactions from the Taliban, collectively, will help determine the psychological damage, but as you said, that was part of the exercise.
I don't actually think any effort will be made to determine how many people were taken out. What it did to their tunnels, caves and equipment will be the big concern. This was the first use of a MOAB, so they'll want to establish how effective it was.
Bean counters are responsible for keeping track of costs. That has to be weighed against the mission requirements and logistic support. The WH will be concerned with the reaction of the public and response from other countries, after the wpn was used.
There are several fingers in the pie.
I don't actually think any effort will be made to determine how many people were taken out. What it did to their tunnels, caves and equipment will be the big concern. This was the first use of a MOAB, so they'll want to establish how effective it was.
Bean counters are responsible for keeping track of costs. That has to be weighed against the mission requirements and logistic support. The WH will be concerned with the reaction of the public and response from other countries, after the wpn was used.
There are several fingers in the pie.
Largest of non-nuclear bombs — known as 'Mother Of All Bombs' — dropped on Afghanistan
GBU-43B should have been nukified.
GBU-43B should have been nukified.
Yes they did and the irony of that statement can't be overlooked.............
The barbarity of the Taliban plumbed new depths when troops shot dead eight boys for daring to laugh, sickened refugees revealed yesterday. The teenage lads had been chuckling at the soldiers who suddenly raised their Kalashnikov rifles and gunned them down. It was one of a string of atrocities in the besieged Afghanistan city of Kunduz, which was last night poised to fall to the Northern Alliance.
At least 300 frightened Taliban were killed by men from their own side because they wanted to surrender.”
https://lubpak.com/archives/5150
The purpose of war is to convince the enemy that he'd rather comply with your requirements than continue bleeding.