The U.S. military dropped a record-breaking number of bombs on Afghanistan in 2019. The Air Forces Central Command published the munitions data. Air force jets dropped 7,423 bombs on Afghanistan last year. That is the highest number of bombs since 2006.



The Air Force has been drawing criticism. People are wondering what the purpose of the continued destruction over the past 18 years. The airstrikes conducted by the U.S. cause civilian war fatalities. 15 civilians were killed earlier in January due to U.S. airstrikes.



Two members of the president’s Cabinet, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper refused to attend a Congressional hearing on the war. This action is also drawing criticism from Subcommittee on National Security chairman Rep. Stephen Lynch.



“Despite repeated invitations, the Department of State and the Department of Defense refused to make witnesses available to testify today,” said Lynch. “That’s very disappointing because I’m concerned that rather than implementing a coherent Afghanistan strategy, U.S. policy in the region is instead being driven by the latest impulse of the commander-in-chief.”



A report made by Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission said the attack was “a clear violation of human rights.”