<p>On February 4, a US Air Force B-52 Bomber dropped a record-setting 24 bombs on Taliban bases in the Afghanistan province of Badakhshan, near the border with China and Tajikistan.</p><p>This amount marks the most guided bombs ever dropped from a B-52, a US Central Command press release</a> reported. The airstrike was intended to “destroy insurgent revenue sources, training facilities, and support networks.”</p><p>United States Forces-Afghanistan said in a statement that the strikes targeted Taliban training bases and stolen Afghan National Army vehicles which were being converted into car bombs.</p><p>This footage shows the bomb explosions from two different angles. Credit: US Air Force via Storyful</p><br />
