Alwaght- The US military has dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan to allegedly target ISIS terrorists but experts say it was actually a disguised war theatre test of the deadly weapon.
According to CNN, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, nicknamed MOAB, was dropped at 7 p.m. local time Thursday.
The MOAB is also known as the "mother of all bombs." A MOAB is a 21,000-pound (9,525 kg), GPS-guided munition that is America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb.
The bomb was dropped by an MC-130 aircraft, operated by Air Force Special Operations Command, according to the military sources.
They said the target was ISIS tunnels and personnel in the Achin district of the Nangarhar province.
The US military is currently assessing the damage. Gen. John Nicholson, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, signed off on the use of the bomb, according to the sources.
This is the first time a MOAB has been used in the battlefield, according to the US officials. This munition was developed during the Iraq War. According to military experts once dropped, the bomb would feel like a nuclear weapon to anyone near the area.
Military experts believe such bombs are unnecessary in targeting ISIS terrorists insisting that the US is using the pretext of war on terror to test its deadly weapons in Afghanistan and other parts of the world with civilians being the main casualties.
