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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 18, 2020, 12:16:16 pm
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As peace agreement looms, US opens 2020 with near record January bomb drops against Taliban
Shawn Snow
Recent developments indicate the U.S. and the Taliban are nearing a breakthrough to end the 18-year long war but U.S. warplanes have not relented in keeping pressure on the militant group to bring the conflict to a diplomatic close.
2020 kicked off with a near record number of munitions released by American warplanes for the month of January in nearly a decade.
According to U.S. Air Forces Air Central Command, U.S. warplanes dropped 415 bombs in January — just slightly under the 10-year high of 463 munitions released in 2019 for that month.
https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2020/02/13/as-peace-agreement-looms-us-opens-2020-with-near-record-january-bomb-drops-against-taliban/ (https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2020/02/13/as-peace-agreement-looms-us-opens-2020-with-near-record-january-bomb-drops-against-taliban/)