{"id":35883,"date":"2018-02-07T20:34:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T20:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/07\/watch-as-a-b-52-takes-out-a-taliban-training-camp-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:30:50","slug":"watch-as-a-b-52-takes-out-a-taliban-training-camp-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/02\/07\/watch-as-a-b-52-takes-out-a-taliban-training-camp-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch as a B-52 takes out a Taliban training camp in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A B-52 conducting an airstrike in Badakhshan province on Feb. 4, 2018, using 24 precision-guided munitions, the most ever for a B-52, the Air Force said.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Earlier in the week, the Air Force released video of a B-52\u2019s airstrike against a Taliban drug lab<\/a>; now, here\u2019s what the Air Force says is a B-52 airstrike against a Taliban training camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Read: With first A-10 strikes in Afghanistan, Marines call in the heat on the Taliban<\/a>]<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Air Force says that the strike happened on Feb. 4 and \u201ctook out three defensive fighting positions around the camp, degrading the Taliban\u2019s ability to conduct training and operations.\u201d To take out the camp, the aircraft used \u201c24 precision-guided munitions were dropped, the most ever launched by a B-52.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look above.<\/p>\n\n\n\t