NATO commander in Afghanistan claims timing of using MOAB not related to outside events
NATO commander in Afghanistan John Nicolson
Kabul - Arab Today
NATO commander in Afghanistan John Nicolson said here on Friday that the timing of using a Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb was not related to outside events.
Answering questions about the timing of using this weapon at a press conference at Government Media and Information Center, Nicolson said, "We have been conducting operations against Islamic States in Afghanistan for the past year."
"So again, the timing of using this weapon was simply the tactical moment of against the proper target to use this particular munition. So it is not related to any outside events other than our focus on destroying IS in 2017."
"This was the right weapon against the target. The enemy has created bunkers, tunnels and extensive mine field. This weapon was used to reduce these obstacles so we continue our offensives in southern Nangarhar." Nicolson emphasized.
With an international conference on Afghanistan starting in Moscow on Friday, the timing of using the MOAB, the largest non-nuclear bomb, has fuelled speculations.
Source: Xinhua
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