The US Is On Pace To Bomb Afghanistan More Than Ever This Year — With No End In Sight

by | Jun 25, 2018

Christopher Woody, Business Insider via Task and Purpose:
The 591 weapons released over Afghanistan in May were the most in a month so far this year, according to new statistics released by the Air Force.
Those 591 topped the previous high this year, which was 562 in April — a count that includes bombs, missiles, and ground attacks. The record for a month is the 653 weapons released in October 2017 — that month, August 2017, and April and May this year are the only months to exceed 500 weapons released.
Overall, the U.S, aircraft conducted 726 sorties as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in May, 73 of which included the release of at least one weapon.
The total weapons deployed by manned and remotely piloted aircraft through May this year is 2,339, more than were dropped in both 2016 and 2015 and close to the 12-month totals for 2013 and 2014 — 2,758 and 2,365, respectively.
The 2,339 weapons used through May puts the U.S. on pace to release 5,613 weapons this year, which would well exceed the 4,361 used in 2017.
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