Nangarhar
US Airstrikes In Afghanistan Kill 16 Civilians, Mostly Women And Children
Friends and family pray during a funeral procession for victims of a U.S. airstrike in the Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2017. (Photo: Twitter @Qadir Sediqi)
Afghan officials today confirmed that US airstrikes targeted and killed at least 16 civilians, mostly women, and children, in the eastern Nangarhar Province, targeting the civilians as they tried to flee out of an ISIS-held district where heavy fighting has been ongoing.
Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
(ANTIWAR) Two US soldiers were killed overnight and a third was wounded in fighting against ISIS forces in the Achin District of Nangarhar Province. This is the same area in which the US earlier this month launched the MOAB “Mother of All Bombs” strike.
US Drops Non Nuke MOAB In Afghanistan – First Time Combat Use
21st Century Wire says…
The US military has used its GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed “the mother of all bombs,” for the first time in combat. The US Air Force used it in Afghanistan to target Islamic State tunnels and personnel.
At Least 13 Innocent Civilians Killed by US Drone Strike in Afghanistan
Pentagon originally claimed those slain were all ISIS members.