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Here’s What The Largest Non-Nuclear Strike In The History Of The World Looks Like [VIDEO]

The GBU-43/B, also known as the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, detonates at Eglain Air Force Base in Florida on November 21, 2003. The 21,700-pound bomb was dropped from 20,000 feet to reach its target on one of Eglin's test ranges. Upon detonation, it created a plume that rose more than 10,000 feet over the Florida Panhandle. REUTERS/U.S. Air Force photo/Handout

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Rachel Stoltzfoos Staff Reporter
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The Pentagon has released footage of the U.S. dropping the “mother of all bombs” on the Islamic State in Afghanistan Thursday.

Official video shows the sudden blast envelop a mountain valley in the Nangarhar province, where the terror group was making use of a network of tunnels and caves. Pentagon officials said the blast left 36 ISIS fighters dead, and said every precaution was taken to avoid civilian casualties.

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The massive bomb is about 30 feet long and weighs about 20,000 pounds. The mission marks the first time the bomb has been used in combat.

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