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Fifth-Grade Student On Leave From US School Killed In Sri Lanka Bombing
The mother of a classmate remembered Kieran Shafritz de Zoysa as "an extremely artistic, sensitive, brilliant and thoughtful child." A neighbor on his street in Northwest Washington said he expected the boy "to grow up and cure cancer or become secretary general of the United Nations." And at Sidwell Friends School, which he attended from prekinder...
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After US, China Develops Its Own 'Mother Of All Bombs', Says Report
China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country's answer to the US-built 'Mother of All Bombs', the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official media reported on Friday.
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'Mother' Shouldn't Be Used To Describe A Bomb: Pope On US Explosive
Pope Francis on Saturday criticised the naming of the US military's biggest non-nuclear explosive as "the Mother of All Bombs", saying the word "mother" should not be used in reference to a deadly weapon.
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Afghan Taliban's Brazen Attack Eclipses Donald Trump's 'Mother Of All Bombs'
Eight days after the US military dropped its largest ever conventional bomb on suspected ISIS terrorists in eastern Afghanistan, Taliban terrorists breached an army base in the north of the country and killed scores of local soldiers.
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The 'Mother of All Bombs' Isn't That Big. Why Did It Unsettle Us So Much?
On Thursday, the United States dropped a bomb in Afghanistan, near a place called Achin. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast blew up a cave complex used by Islamic State fighters - and, shortly thereafter, the media. The coverage of the MOAB was an incredible mix of hysteria and hardware pornography. "Fox & Friends" even soundtracked the gun-ca...
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Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai Dubs Massive US Bomb Drop Decision 'Treason'
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai accused his successor on Saturday of committing treason by allowing the US military to drop the largest conventional bomb ever used in combat during an operation against ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan.
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Some In Afghanistan Question US Choice To Use 22,000-Pound Bomb Against ISIS
U.S. forces in Afghanistan had not yet assessed the impact Friday of a massive strike on Islamic State militants in the eastern part of the country, a military spokesman said, raising questions about the already controversial decision to deploy a 22,000-pound bomb on the battlefield.
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Number Of ISIS Terrorists Killed By US Bomb Jumps To 90: Afghan Officials
The death toll from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb nearly tripled Saturday, with Afghan officials saying at least 90 Islamic State terrorists were killed, as US-led forces conducted clean-up operations over the rugged terrain.
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US Top General In Afghanistan Terms Bombing Mission As Purely Tactical
The top US military commander in Afghanistan said on Friday his decision to deploy one of the largest conventional bombs used in combat was done in communication with officials in Washington and was a purely tactical decision.
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Massive US Bomb In Afghanistan Killed 36 From ISIS, Say Local Officials
As many as three dozen militants with the radical Islamic State group were killed when U.S. forces dropped a 22,000-pound bomb on their hideout in eastern Afghanistan, defense ministry officials said Friday.
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Fifth-Grade Student On Leave From US School Killed In Sri Lanka Bombing
The mother of a classmate remembered Kieran Shafritz de Zoysa as "an extremely artistic, sensitive, brilliant and thoughtful child." A neighbor on his street in Northwest Washington said he expected the boy "to grow up and cure cancer or become secretary general of the United Nations." And at Sidwell Friends School, which he attended from prekinder...
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After US, China Develops Its Own 'Mother Of All Bombs', Says Report
China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country's answer to the US-built 'Mother of All Bombs', the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official media reported on Friday.
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'Mother' Shouldn't Be Used To Describe A Bomb: Pope On US Explosive
Pope Francis on Saturday criticised the naming of the US military's biggest non-nuclear explosive as "the Mother of All Bombs", saying the word "mother" should not be used in reference to a deadly weapon.
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Afghan Taliban's Brazen Attack Eclipses Donald Trump's 'Mother Of All Bombs'
Eight days after the US military dropped its largest ever conventional bomb on suspected ISIS terrorists in eastern Afghanistan, Taliban terrorists breached an army base in the north of the country and killed scores of local soldiers.
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The 'Mother of All Bombs' Isn't That Big. Why Did It Unsettle Us So Much?
On Thursday, the United States dropped a bomb in Afghanistan, near a place called Achin. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast blew up a cave complex used by Islamic State fighters - and, shortly thereafter, the media. The coverage of the MOAB was an incredible mix of hysteria and hardware pornography. "Fox & Friends" even soundtracked the gun-ca...
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Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai Dubs Massive US Bomb Drop Decision 'Treason'
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai accused his successor on Saturday of committing treason by allowing the US military to drop the largest conventional bomb ever used in combat during an operation against ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan.
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Some In Afghanistan Question US Choice To Use 22,000-Pound Bomb Against ISIS
U.S. forces in Afghanistan had not yet assessed the impact Friday of a massive strike on Islamic State militants in the eastern part of the country, a military spokesman said, raising questions about the already controversial decision to deploy a 22,000-pound bomb on the battlefield.
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Number Of ISIS Terrorists Killed By US Bomb Jumps To 90: Afghan Officials
The death toll from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb nearly tripled Saturday, with Afghan officials saying at least 90 Islamic State terrorists were killed, as US-led forces conducted clean-up operations over the rugged terrain.
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US Top General In Afghanistan Terms Bombing Mission As Purely Tactical
The top US military commander in Afghanistan said on Friday his decision to deploy one of the largest conventional bombs used in combat was done in communication with officials in Washington and was a purely tactical decision.
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Massive US Bomb In Afghanistan Killed 36 From ISIS, Say Local Officials
As many as three dozen militants with the radical Islamic State group were killed when U.S. forces dropped a 22,000-pound bomb on their hideout in eastern Afghanistan, defense ministry officials said Friday.
