This is what it looks like when the 'mother of all bombs' explodes

<p>The U.S. military has dropped its biggest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/852571305484439552" target="_blank">U.S. Central Command confirmed</a> a GBU-43 was dropped from an aircraft at about 7:30 p.m. local time Thursday.</p><p>The bomb, also known as the <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-drops-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan-marking-weapons-first-use/" target="_blank">"mother of all bombs,"</a> weighs about 11 tons and has never been used in a combat situation — until now.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/isis-targets-egypt-s-christians-in-terror-attacks/">Egypt's Christians Are Still A Prime Target For ISIS</a></b></p><p>The target was a cave complex believed to be used by ISIS fighters in the Achin district of the eastern Nangarhar province near the Pakistan border.</p><p>Central Command said U.S. forces took "every precaution" to avoid civilian causalities. Officials <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/13/politics/afghanistan-isis-moab-bomb/" target="_blank">told CNN</a> the military is currently assessing the damage.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/florida-officer-charged-in-shooting-of-unarmed-therapist/">A Florida Officer Is Charged After He Shot An Unarmed Therapist</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/trump-administration-sued-for-mexico-border-wall-project/">The Trump Administration Is Being Sued For The Mexico Border Project</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/first-african-american-woman-judge-on-ny-s-top-court-is-dead/">The First African-American Female Judge On N.Y.'s Top Court Found Dead</a></li></ul>