mo4ch:>Mixed messages? US drops record number of bombs on Afghanistan amid peace efforts with Taliban | Mo4ch News

The US military dropped an eye-popping 7,362 bombs on Afghanistan last year, Pentagon data shows, making 2018 the most airstrike-abundant year for the country in at least a decade – even as the US seeks peace with the Taliban.Manned and unmanned US military aircraft pounded Afghanistan with a combined payload of 7,362 “weapons” in 2018, according to the latest figures released by the US Air Force’s Central Command. With an average of 20 “weapons” released each day, more bombs were dropped on Afghanistan in 2018 than in the previous three years combined, and publicly available data shows it was the most kinetic year since at least 2009.Also on rt.comAfter 17 years of war, top US commander in Afghanistan admits Taliban cannot be defeatedFor contrast, 947 bombs were dropped on the country in 2015.The record-setting uptick in airstrikes “deterred aggression, maintained security, and defended our networks,” said Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, Combined Forces Air Component Commander, in a news …