paws for thought would you bring your dog into work good morning and welcome to bbc news. the united states has used the largest non nuclear bomb ever used in combat, killing at least 36 militants in afghanistan. the weapon, which is known as the mother of all bombs, was dropped on a deep tunnel complex in eastern nangarhar province, near the pakistani border. the us says the tunnels were being used by fighters aligned to the so called islamic state group. afg hanistan‘s chief executive abdullah abdullah said the attack had been coordinated with the kabul government. but the former afghan president hamid karzai has condemned it as inhuman and brutal . this report from jane francis kelly. this is the gbu as, also known as a moab, a massive ordnance air blast, or as it is more commonly known, the mother of all bombs . the largest non nuclear weapon ever deployed. the target is so called islamic state in afghanistan. afghan government officials say they had advance war
were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non nuclear bombs in the eastern province of nangarhar on thursday. the commander of us forces in afghanistan, generaljohn nicholson, said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul, and that no civilians were harmed. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. this is american hard power in action. the moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest non nuclear weapon it has. it was a moab, nicknamed the mother of all bombs and it targeted underground basesin bombs and it targeted underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a stronghold of the so called is alex tate group. the us military insists afg ha n tate group. the us military insists afghan leaders gave full approval. this was the right weapon against the right target. so-called islamic state group. we will continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our comrades to eliminate the threat to the people of nanga haar, the entire regi
vin diesel returns for the eighth installment in the fast and furious series. film criticjames king gives us his verdict on this and the rest of the week s cinema releases. our main story at 5: the afghan government says 36 militants from the so called islamic state group were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non nuclear bombs in the eastern province of nanggarhar on thursday. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul, and that no civilians were harmed. but there s also been criticism former afghan president hamid karzai condemned the bombing as inhuman. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. this is american hard power in action. the moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest non nuclear weapon it has. it was a moab, nicknamed the mother of all bombs , and it was targeting underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a stronghold of the so calle
welcome to bbc news. the afghan government says 36 militants from the so called islamic state group were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non nuclear bombs in the eastern province of naanggarhar on thursday. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul, and that no civilians were harmed. but there s also been criticism. former afghan president hamid karzai condemned the bombing as inhuman. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. this is american hard power in action. the moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest non nuclear weapon it has. it was a moab, nicknamed the mother of all bombs , and it was targeting underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a stronghold of the so called islamic state group. the us military insists afghan leaders gave full approval. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will continue to work shoulder to sh
local organizations.. are kicking off the campaign at 10:30 this morning . as thousands of tourists make their way to the valley for labor day. it brings awareness to the dangers of excessive drug and alcohol use. several celebrities have helped spread the message . most recently, strip headliner britney spears . (( when i m with friends, we make this promise to eachother: arrive together, stick together and leave together. but remember have fun.but play it safe.and party smart. )) ((shakala alvaranga)) police say those three sticking together and leaving together, go a long way in thwarting common tactics used by sexual predators. the initiative was created to encourage people to keep an eye out for each other. police say the the most vulnerable population are people between the ages of 18 and 34. lt. dan mcgrath / metro sexual assault division (( we do have, especially in the summer time, that s a busy time of the year for sexual assaults, we see a rise in some of the se