USA-AFGHANISTAN/BOMB(01 of07)
Open Image ModalStill image taken from a video released by the U.S. Department of Defense on April 14, 2017 shows the moment a MOAB, or \"mother of all bombs\", struck the Achin district of the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan where U.S. officials said a network of tunnels and caves was being used by militants linked to Islamic State. U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
USA-AFGHANISTAN/BOMB(02 of07)
Open Image ModalStill 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 of the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan where U.S. officials said a network of tunnels and caves was being used by militants linked to Islamic State. U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
USA-AFGHANISTAN/BOMB(03 of07)
Open Image ModalStill 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 of the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan where U.S. officials said a network of tunnels and caves was being used by militants linked to Islamic State. U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
USA-AFGHANISTAN/BOMB(04 of07)
Open Image ModalStill image taken from a video released by the U.S. Department of Defense on April 14, 2017 shows the moment before a MOAB, or \"mother of all bombs\", struck the Achin district of the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan where U.S. officials said a network of tunnels and caves was being used by militants linked to Islamic State. U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
USA-AFGHANISTAN/BOMB(05 of07)
Open Image ModalThe GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb is pictured in this undated handout photo. Elgin Air Force Base/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
MOAB(06 of07)
Open Image ModalThe GBU-43/B, also known as the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, launched\nsuccessfully from a MC-130E Combat Talon I at Eglain Air Force Base in\nFlorida on November 21, 2003. The 21,700-pound bomb was dropped from\n20,000 feet to reach its target on one of Eglin\'s test ranges. Upon\ndetonation, it created a plume that rose more than 10,000 feet over the\nFlorida Panhandle. REUTERS/U.S. Air Force photo/Handout\n\nHK (credit:Reuters Photographer / Reuters)
MOAB(07 of07)
Open Image ModalThe GBU-43/B, also known as the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, detonates\nat Eglain Air Force Base in Florida on November 21, 2003. The\n21,700-pound bomb was dropped from 20,000 feet to reach its target on\none of Eglin\'s test ranges. Upon detonation, it created a plume that\nrose more than 10,000 feet over the Florida Panhandle. REUTERS/U.S. Air\nForce photo/Handout\n\nHK (credit:Reuters Photographer / Reuters)