Islamic State stiff resistance in Afghan province prompts U.S. to use massive bomb

Source: Xinhua| 2017-04-14 22:10:39|Editor: xuxin

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Afghan army soldiers are deployed to Achin district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, after the U.S. military dropped a GBU-43 or Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb on an IS cave complex in Achin district, on April 14, 2017. At least 82 militants of IS group had been killed following the raid that also destroyed a big IS hideout along with several bunkers as well as a 300-meter-long tunnels, according to Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman of the provincial government. (Xinhua/Rahman Safi)

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