good evening and welcome to bbc news. the us says a huge bomb dropped on so called islamic state militants in afghanistan was the right weapon against the right target . president trump authorised the use of the weapon known as the mother of all bombs for the attack in which 36 militants were killed. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said it had been carried out in coordination with the government in kabul. the former afghan president hamid karzai has condemned the attack. here s our security correspondent frank gardner. a remote valley in a remote country. 11 tonnes of high explosive. on an isis tunnel complex in afghanistan. the blast was felt 30 miles away. the weapon used is called a massive ordnance airburst, also known as the mother of all bombs. this was its first time used in combat. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our afghan comrades. to eliminate this threat
welcome to bbc news. the us says a huge bomb dropped on so called islamic state militants in afghanistan was the right weapon against the right target . president trump authorised the use of the weapon known as the mother of all bombs for the attack in which 36 militants were killed. the commander of us forces in afghanistan, generaljohn nicholson, said it had been carried out in coordination with the government in kabul. the former afghan president, hamid karzai, has condemned the attack. here s our security correspondent, frank gardner. a remote valley in a remote country. then, this. 11 tonnes of high explosive. on an isis tunnel complex in afghanistan. the blast was felt 30 miles away. the weapon used is called a massive ordnance airburst, also known as the mother of all bombs. this was its first time used in combat. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our afghan comrades. to eliminate this threat to
hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m lizzie greenwood hughes, the headlines this evening. brighton move a step closer to the big time, now four points clear at the top of the championship with premier league promotion in sight. button‘s back the former world champion will race in monaco while fernando alonso takes part in the indy500. and katie archibald wins herfirst individual world title in the omnium, and britain s first of this year s championships. so, lots cming in, and it s been a busy day in the football league, with several promotion and relegation permutations. in the championship, huddersfield s 3 2 victory over preston meant no promotion party for leaders brighton just yet. they took another big step to the premier league, though, with a 2 0 win at wolves. the hosts began the better, before brighton took control and championship player of the year antony knockeart scored near the end of the first half. wolves dominated possession after the break and forced sa
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