Back الغارة الجوية على ننكرهار 2017 Arabic Bombardeo de Achin Spanish Ilmaisku Nangarhariin 2017 Finnish התקיפה האווירית בננגרהאר HE अप्रैल 2017 नांगहार हवाई हमला Hindi 2017년 4월 낭가르하르 공습 Korean د ۲۰۱۷ کال د ننگرهار هوايي برید Pashto/Pushto การโจมตีทางอากาศที่นันการ์ฮาร์ พ.ศ. 2560 Thai Nangarhor havo hujumi (2017) Uzbek

2017 Nangarhar airstrike

2017 Nangarhar airstrike
Part of the War in Afghanistan
Aerial footage of the MOAB striking Achin District, Afghanistan.
TypeAirstrike, MOAB strike
Location
Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

34°04′24″N 70°37′52″E / 34.07333°N 70.63111°E / 34.07333; 70.63111
Commanded byJohn Nicholson
TargetTunnels being used by Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Date13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)
7:32 PM (UTC+04:30)
Executed byUnited States United States Air Force
Casualties96 ISIL-K militants[1][2] and 2 civilians (allegedly)
Airstrike site is located in Afghanistan
Airstrike site
Airstrike site
Location of Achin district in Afghanistan

On 13 April 2017, the United States conducted an airstrike in Achin District,[3] located in the Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan.[4] The airstrike was carried out using the largest non-nuclear bomb in the United States' arsenal, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), with the goal of destroying tunnel complexes used by the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-KP).[5][6][7]

The bomb was dropped from the rear cargo door of a United States Air Force Lockheed MC-130. On 15 April 2017, Afghan officials reported that 96 IS-KP militants, including four commanders, were killed in the strike;[8] this included Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Filipino nationals.[9] According to an Afghan Army official, there were no civilian casualties.[10]

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  5. ^ "U.S. drops 'mother of all bombs' in Afghanistan, marking weapon's first use". CBS News. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. ^ Tomlinson, Lucas (13 April 2017). "US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan after Green Beret killed". Fox News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  7. ^ Starr, Barbara; Browne, Ryan (13 April 2017). "US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan". CNN. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Afghan official: Death toll from massive US bomb rises to 94, including 4 ISIS commanders". Stars and Stripes. 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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