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“Mother of All Bombs” Caused Illness, Ruined Farmland: Residents

1st December, 2019 · admin
GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast

GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast

Tolo News:  Almost two and a half years after the United States dropped the “mother of all bombs” onto a Daesh hideout in eastern Afghanistan, locals say they have been afflicted by “many diseases” and agricultural lands are not yielding crops. TOLOnews reporter Abdulhaq Omeri interviewed residents of Mohmand Dara village, in the Achin district in the eastern province of Nangarhar. Omeri witnessed many children and teenagers suffering from skin problems and listened to many residents speak of the bomb’s lasting effects. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Economic News, Health News, Human Rights, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Farming, Nangarhar |
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