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WATCH: DoD posts aerial footage of MOAB hit in Afghanistan

Posted at 10:01 AM, Apr 17, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-17 13:04:20-04

(KGTV)--The U.S. Department of Defense released Monday aerial footage of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast that hit a tunnel system in the Achin district of Afghanistan last week. 

The bomb struck a cave and tunnel system said to be that of an ISIS Khorasan stronghold on April 13 at 7:32 p.m. local time. 

The YouTube video's description reads: "The strike was designed to minimize the risk to Afghan and U.S. forces conducting clearing operations in the area while maximizing the destruction of ISIS-K fighters and facilities." 

Sandy Coronilla is a KGTV digital producer. Follow her @10NewsSandy