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36 IS militants killed in Trump's massive bomb strike in Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump hailed the strike as 'very successful'

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AFP | PTI Jalalabad
At least 36 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed by the Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, or MOAB, which the US dropped on a tunnel complex of the terrorist group in Afghanistan on Thursday, Afghan officials said on Friday. 

They ruled out any civilian casualties.

"As a result of the bombing, key Daesh (IS) hideouts and deep tunnel complex were destroyed and 36 IS fighters were killed," the defence ministry stated about Thursday's strike in eastern Afghanistan.      

The US military on Thursday dropped a massive bomb, also nicknamed as the "Mother Of All Bombs", on a tunnel complex of ISIS-Khorasan,