2. Dozens of Islamic State fighters were killed, three cave hide-outs were destroyed, and local Afghans said the blast was felt as far as 10 miles away.

That was the assessment a day after the U.S. military dropped a 10-ton explosive, referred to as the “mother of all bombs,” on an Islamic State stronghold in eastern Afghanistan.

The commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan defended the bombing: “It was the right time to use it tactically against the right target on the battlefield.”