Headline Roundup • April 14th, 2017
Why US Dropped Bomb on ISIS
Summary from the AllSides News Team
In its second major display of military might in one week, the US dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS positions in a remote part of Afghanistan. A look at what this means, and why is was done.
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OPINION: Why the 'mother of all bombs' and why now?
CNN Digital
Opinion
The dropping of a "mother of all bombs" Thursday by the United States on an ISIS cave and bunker complex in Achin district in eastern Afghanistan should be understood as part of an effort to reverse a war that is not going well for the Afghan government and, by extension, the United States.
The 'Mother of All Bombs' (MOAB) has been dropped on Afghanistan. Here's what it does (and doesn't) mean
Fox News Digital
News
On April 13, at 7:32 pm local time, U.S. Forces in Afghanistan struck an ISIS tunnel complex in Nangahar Province. What made this strike more newsworthy than most was its use of a GBU-43 bomb.
Why America Dropped ‘Mother of All Bombs’ on ISIS in Afghanistan
NBC News Digital
News
Thirty feet in length, weighing 21,000 lbs and creating a mushroom cloud seen up to 20 miles away, the "mother of all bombs" was unleashed by the United States in Afghanistan.
