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US bombs ISIS in Afghanistan: Trump calls it a success, lawmakers back move

US forces hit a ISIS tunnel complex in Afghanistan with the 'Mother of All Bombs'

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This photo provided by Eglin Air Force Base shows the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (Photo: AP/PTI)

BS Web Team | Agencies
US President Donald Trump has called the MOAB (Mother of All Bombs) bombing over the Achin district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province another successful event, saying the country is proud of its army.

The US military on Thursday dropped a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed as "Mother Of All Bombs" on a tunnel complex of ISIS-Khorasan, a regional affiliate of the terror group, in Achin district of Afghanistan's Nanagarh province, close to the Pakistani border.

"We are very very proud of our military. Gave military full authorisation. Another successful event," Trump said. Ostensibly, the other successful event the President was