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- US military allegedly promoting ISIS in Afghanistan
  There are allegations that weapons are often transferred to the territory of Afghanistan by helicopters without identifying insignia.
  22 Apr, 2019, 12.14 PM IST
- China develops its own 'Mother of All Bombs': Report
  It is dubbed as the Chinese version of the "Mother of All Bombs" due to its huge destruction potential that is claimed to be only second to...
  04 Jan, 2019, 12.22 PM IST
- Everything you want to know about the 21,600 pound Mother of All Bombs dropped on ISIS in Afghanistan
  The bomb is about 20 feet long and designed to burrow through 200 feet of earth and 60 feet of concrete before detonating.
  14 Jul, 2018, 08.58 PM IST
- There’s a 'father of all bombs' too and Russia has it
  The MOAB was developed to replace the BLU-82, also known as the 'daisy cutter', a 6,800kg bomb used in the Vietnam war to create instant he...
  17 Apr, 2017, 08.52 AM IST
- Donald Trump hails military after 'Mother Of All Bombs' dropped in Afghanistan
  A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed 'Mother Of All Bombs', was dropped on a tunnel complex of ISIS-Khorasan.
  14 Apr, 2017, 10.44 AM IST
- US drops 'mother of all bombs' on Islamic State in Afghanistan
  Also known as the "mother of all bombs," the GBU-43 is a 21,600 pound (9,797 kg) GPS-guided munition and was first tested in March 2003.
  14 Apr, 2017, 12.38 AM IST
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