Watch from ground-level an airstrike on an ISIS-K Afghanistan haven

An airstrike destroys an ISIS-K fighting position during Afghan Commando offensive operations in Mohmand Valley, Nangarhar province, Feb. 4, 2018.

Well, there was a building there.

In an Army video released on Feb. 8, a building identified as an “ISIS-K fighting position” is in the cross hairs of an airstrike during an Afghanistan commando offensive in the Mohmand Valley, Nangargar province. The airstrike comes as U.S. bombing in Afghanistan has recently expanded toward the Chinese border, with an increased emphasis on airpower.

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