U.S. Dropped 7,423 Munitions Against The Taliban In 2019

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs fly a combat mission over Afghanistan. Sharp disputes arose again at a congressional hearing over Air Force plans to replace the A-10 as a close air support platform (Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon/Air Force)

Military Times: The US is bombing the hell out of the Taliban as munitions dropped reaches nearly 10-year high

In the backdrop of peace negotiations to end the 18-year long war U.S. aircraft are bombing the hell out of the Taliban and other militants as the warring parties slog through never-ending discussions to bring the fighting to a close.

According to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, U.S. aircraft dropped 7,423 munitions in 2019 — that’s the highest number of bombs released in nearly a decade.

In 2018, U.S. warplanes dropped 7,362 bombs — the second highest total in a year thus far since AFCENT began publishing the number of munitions released in Afghanistan.

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Update: US records highest airstrike rate in Afghanistan for a decade (Janes).

WNU Editor: Everyone knows that the US has intensified its bombing campaign against the Taliban to get them to the negotiating table. But you have to wonder if dropping 7,423 munitions in 2019 will make a difference.

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