April 18, 2017: On April 13th the U.S. used one of its large (9.8 ton) MOAB (Massive Ordnance Air Blast) GPS guided smart bomb in combat for the first time. The MOAB was dropped on an ISIL (Islamic ...

Video released by the Pentagon on Friday showed the “Mother of all Bombs” plummeting from the sky and exploding in eastern Afghanistan, as military officials said ...

Experts in North Texas spoke to WFAA Thursday about the impact of the GBU-43B, the largest bomb U.S. forces have ever used in combat, dropped in Afghanistan. Its nickname is the “Mother of All Bombs.” ...

Still image taken from a video released by the U.S. Department of Defense on April 14, 2017 shows the moment after a MOAB, or “mother of all bombs”, struck the Achin district (Picture: Reuters) ...