US Air Force B-52 drops record number of precision bombs on Taliban February 6th

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress dropped a record number of precision guided bombs on Taliban over the past 24 hours in Northern Afghanistan, the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan said in a statement Tuesday…

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The B-52, which was recently reconfigured with a “conventional rotary,” dropped 24 guided munitions.

The U.S. military is pulling its forces from an American-led coalition base in Iraq and shifting them to Afghanistan following the defeat of Islamic State group militants in the country.

Western contractors at the base say U.S. troops began the drawdown over the past week, with groups of soldiers leaving the base on daily flights. The exact scale of the redeployment was unclear.

According to various estimates, as of 2016, there were more 5,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in Iraq, with nearly 4,000 deployed to support and assist local groups fighting ISIS militants. The remaining personnel included special operations forces, logistics workers and troops on temporary rotations, the BBC reported.

Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson and Edmund DeMarche contributed to this report

https://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/02/06/us-air-force-b-52-drops-record-number-precision-bombs-on-taliban.html

A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress dropped a record number of precision bombs on the Taliban

'''Ryan Pickrell, Daily Caller

Feb. 6, 2018, 10:46 AM

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, America's longest-serving bomber, set a new record for the most smart bombs dropped on the Taliban in Afghanistan, the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan revealed Tuesday.

Shattering the previous record set in November, the American bomber dropped 24 precision guided munitions during a 96-hour air campaign against Taliban training and narcotics facilities in Afghanistan, Fox News reports. The conventional rotary configuration on board allows the B-52s to unleash hell on the terrorists.

"The Taliban have nowhere to hide," Gen. John Nicholson, the unit commander, reportedly said in a statement, "There will be no safe haven for any terrorist group bent on bringing harm and destruction to this country."

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force-b-52-taliban-bombs-2018-2

==US B-52 bomber unleashes record-setting payload

Zachary Cohen

By Zachary Cohen, CNN

Updated 7:23 AM ET, Wed February 7, 2018

How the B-52 refuels

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Washington (CNN)A US Air Force B-52 bomber launched a record-setting series of strikes this week in northern Afghanistan – dropping 24 precision-guided munitions on Taliban fighting positions during 96 hours of air operations "to destroy insurgent revenue sources, training facilities, and support networks," according to US Forces Afghanistan.

The 24 precision-guided munitions dropped by the B-52 Stratofortress are the most ever dropped by one of the Air Force's oldest active aircraft, the service said in a press release.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/06/politics/us-b-52-bomber-afghanistan-record/index.html

CBS News February 6, 2018, 9:54 AM

U.S. unleashes 4 days of intense "precision" bombing on Taliban

The U.S. military has dramatically ramped up airstrikes against Taliban targets in Afghanistan, dropping at least 24 guided bombs in just four days in a "direct effort to destroy insurgent revenue sources, training facilities, and support networks."

Violence has spiked across Afghanistan in recent months, including a number of high-profile attacks and suicide bombings around the capital Kabul, proving the Taliban's ability to strike in the seat of Afghan power more than 15 years after the U.S. invaded to wrest power from the Islamic extremist group.

The deadliest attack in Kabul saw a suicide squad of six Taliban fighters terrorize the Intercontinental Hotel at the end of January, leaving at least 21 people dead, including Americans.

Like Trump, Taliban reject talks, blame U.S. for mounting bloodshed

Even before the attack, Afghanistan's president admitted to "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan that he is unable to protect his own capital.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-taliban-us-airstrikes-precision-guided-munitions-b-52/

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