Back الغارة الجوية على ننكرهار 2017 Arabic Bombardeo de Achin Spanish Ilmaisku Nangarhariin 2017 Finnish התקיפה האווירית בננגרהאר HE अप्रैल 2017 नांगहार हवाई हमला HI 2017년 4월 낭가르하르 공습 Korean د ۲۰۱۷ کال د ننگرهار هوايي برید PS การโจมตีทางอากาศที่นันการ์ฮาร์ พ.ศ. 2560 Thai Nangarhor havo hujumi (2017) UZ
| 2017 Nangarhar airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the War in Afghanistan | |
Aerial footage of the MOAB striking Achin District, Afghanistan. | |
| Type | Airstrike, MOAB strike |
| Location | 34°04′24″N 70°37′52″E / 34.07333°N 70.63111°E |
| Commanded by | John Nicholson |
| Target | Tunnels being used by Islamic State – Khorasan Province |
| Date | 13 April 2017 7:32 PM (UTC+04:30) |
| Executed by |   United States Air Force |
| Casualties | 96 ISIL-K militants[1][2] and 2 civilians (allegedly) |
  Airstrike site Location of Achin district in Afghanistan | |
On 13 April 2017, the United States conducted an airstrike in Achin District,[3] located in the Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan.[4] The airstrike was carried out using the largest non-nuclear bomb in the United States' arsenal, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), with the goal of destroying tunnel complexes used by the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-KP).[5][6][7]
The bomb was dropped from the rear cargo door of a United States Air Force Lockheed MC-130. On 15 April 2017, Afghan officials reported that 96 IS-KP militants, including four commanders, were killed in the strike;[8] this included Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Filipino nationals.[9] According to an Afghan Army official, there were no civilian casualties.[10]
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