Watch: US drops the 'Mother of All Bombs' on ISIS targets in Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: The US military on Thursday dropped the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal in Afghanistan , the first time this type of weapon has been used in combat.A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb ( MOAB ), nicknamed the "Mother of All Bombs," was dropped at 7:32pm local time, the US armed forces said in an official statement. The 30-foot-long, 21,600-pound, GPS-guided bomb was dropped by an MC-130 aircraft on a warren of caves and tunnel used by ISIS agents.In a video posted by US Central Command's official Twitter handle, one can see the exact moment of impact and the volcanous cloud of smoke that rises following the explosion.The deadly munition is packed with 11 tonnes of explosives and is designed to explode just above the ground, flattening surfaces structures, destroying mines and killing enemy troops within a radius of up to around 150 metres.The Afghan Defence Ministry said 36 ISIS operatives were killed after the MOAB struck the terror group's position in eastern Afghanistan's Nangahar Province.US President Donald Trump hailed the strike, which he had authorised, and called it "another successful job" later on Thursday."It was really another successful job, we are very proud of our military. We are so proud of our military, it was another successful event," Trump told reporters at the White House.