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They can determine how much damage they really did. this is the first use in combat of this weapon. >> just showing our viewers the video of the test of this moab bomb back in 2003. you see the plume of smoke that comes up after the bomb has been detonated. a bomb that has been used for the first time in combat in afghanistan. what you're saying, barbara, is that they're now going through the damage assessment. were they trying to destroy this tunnel? were there people or isis folks inside? do we have any idea what the actual target was? >> well, we are told the target is being described by th...

Ambassador to the united states. mr. ambassador, welcome. >> thank you. >> how did you learn about this bomb and your reaction? >> well, there had been an operation in afghanistan in this area for over six weeks, and the last week it intensified, but our security forces along with the u.s. special forces couldn't make any further progress because dash had mined the area with ieds quite heavily, and that resulted in dropping the bomb that would clear the tunnel complex and prevent them from being freely able to move. >> can you tell me about this tunnel complex? this is the nangahar province of...

They're saying bin laden may have been in the area where this monster was dropped. it was unbelievable what happened. they had to have, if it didn't kill them, would have to shake their resolve and let them understand that there is no escaping, no escaping now from the resolve of the united states. so the purpose of dropping this bomb, aside from the tactical, you know, destroying the cave complex, tunnel complex, of having flash backs talking about the cave and tunnel complex because that's what al qaeda did in tora bora. but here you have this incarnation of isis in afghanistan where the tal...

Contributor, pete hexter. is this escalation in afghanistan? >> not necessarily. the commanders on the ground have unwanted to unleash hill on the taliban and isis. but rules of engagement, constraints from the white house have prevented them from fighting the war you need to. this is one strike but it's the right step and motivate guys on the ground. this is a direct response to the fact that we lost a green beret fighting on the ground. >> is it retaliation? >> the pentagon won't admit that. but i'll tell you this, you take one of ours, president trump said we're going to go after you and un...

Afghanistan. we had troops all over the country up to 100,000 at one point, so the use of special operations forces and conventional ground forces to rouse the taliban and al qaeda and other terrorists from positions was an option more available. now, the air weapon is basically the key weapon that we are using to go after these types of tunnel complex. >> so did the u.s. military from your perspective make the right call in dropping this mother of all bombs? >> we don't know enough to be sure yet about the circumstances of the operation but it certainly would appear this was an appropriate us...