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No information about death of Indian in US' MOAB attack on ISIS target in Afghanistan: Govt official
A government official on Wednesday said there was no information about death of any Indian in the April 13 bombing by the US on an ISIS tunnel complex in Afghanistan.
Afghan authorities Saturday reported a jump in fatalities from the American military`s largest non-nuclear bomb, declaring some 90 Islamic State fighters dead, as US-led ground forces advanced on their mountain hideouts.
The United States has dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan, killing dozens of Islamic State militants in a dramatic escalation that US President Donald Trump said had been "very, very successful".
Representatives from the regional powers reviewed the peace process in Afghanistan as well as the security situation.
The Islamic State group denied on Friday it had suffered casualties from the US military`s largest non-nuclear bomb which hit its mountain hideouts in Afghanistan.
Mohammed, who was in his mid 20s, killed in the US assault, an intelligence officer of the Kerala Police said. However, he didn't have proof to confirm it.
Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh today said the fight against terrorism was universal and concerned the entire humanity, referring to the US bombing on Islamic State (IS) complex in Afghanistan.
Trump said he authorised the use of the MOAB - Massive Ordnance Air Blast - and called the mission "very, very successful".
The MOAB is also known as the "mother of all bombs." A MOAB is a 21,600-pound, GPS-guided munition that is America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb.
Following the bombing over the Achin district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province by the US, the Indian political fraternity on Friday applauded the move, calling out to other nations to come together against terror.
American lawmakers have applauded the Donals Trump administration after the US military dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on Islamic State targets in eastern Afghanistan, saying that "it sends a clear message" to terror groups in the region.
The United States dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, also known as the "mother of all bombs," in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday against a series of caves used by Islamic State militants.
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