About the Giant Bomb the U.S. Used in Afghanistan: QuickTake Q&A

The Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb.

Source: Eglin Air Force Base via AP Photo
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The U.S. used the largest non-nuclear bomb it’s ever deployed in combat on April 13. The Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb -- nicknamed the Mother of All Bombs -- was dropped over Islamic State positions in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province. Here’s what we know about the weapon.

The guided bomb unit GBU-43/B MOAB is a 21,600-pound weapon. It was released from an MC-130 transport plane by parachute and used Global Positioning System navigation to maneuver to its target, according to an Air Force statement.