ISLAMABAD – Mother of All Bombs’ drop in Afghanistan by US Military,stunning post ops stories revealed by the locals in Afghanistan.
Almost two and a half years after the United States dropped the “mother ofall bombs” onto a Daesh hideout in eastern Afghanistan, locals say theyhave been afflicted by “many diseases” and agricultural lands are notyielding crops.
TOLOnews reporter Abdulhaq Omeri interviewed residents of Mohmand Daravillage, in the Achin district in the eastern province of Nangarhar.
Omeri witnessed many children and teenagers suffering from skin problemsand listened to many residents speak of the bomb’s lasting effects.
In April 2017, US Forces dropped a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast(MOAB) on a Daesh stronghold of caves and tunnels in eastern Nangarharprovince.
The bomb, nicknamed the “mother of all bombs” is one of the most powerfulconventional (non-nuclear) weapons in the US arsenal, according to the USDepartment of Defense.
MOAB is a concussive bomb, meaning it detonates above ground rather thanpenetrating hardened defenses.
Anyone within 300 meters will be vaporized, experts say, while those in aone kilometer radius outside ground zero will be left deaf.
Nangarhar residents said the bomb has had a lasting effect on the area.
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“The ‘mother of all bombs’ was dropped here,” said Pacha Shinwari, a localresident. “You can see that the stones can be broken easily, the plants aredry, the trees are dry, the nearby houses are all destroyed–40 or 50 ofthem.”
“The government evacuated the people (before the bomb was dropped), butwhen we came back, we saw that the houses were destroyed,” local residentMohammadullah said.
Some teenagers are suffering from skin problems following the bombexplosion.
“Many diseases have emerged in this area after the bomb was used. Most ofthem have skin problems such as acne and skin irritations,” local residentJam Roz said.
“The agricultural yields are not the same as in the past. The harvests arelesser than in the past,” said Aminullah, another resident.
Medical doctors and analysts interviewed by TOLOnews said the use of suchbombs leaves an impact on areas where it is dropped.
