The United States has dramatically ramped up its air campaign against militants in Afghanistan to highest level in nine years, according to the US Air Forces Central Command.

“US aircrafts dropped 948 munitions in Afghanistan during the month of September”, it said.

That’s the highest number of munitions dropped for a single month since October 2010 — near the height of America’s involvement in the 18-year long war. In October 2010, according to figures provided by AFCENT, US and coalition aircraft dropped roughly 1,043 munitions.

The spike in bombs released show a dramatic escalation of American air power aimed at militants following the collapse of peace negotiations with the Taliban in early September. In August, the US dropped 783 munitions.

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