), meaning that the United States Department of Defense serves as their broker. More than 100 countries around the world bought weapons from the United States this way in the 2017 fiscal year. Normally, after a sale through F.M.S., the military’s transportation command takes possession of the weapons and delivers them to the foreign customer. That morning, villagers all around Arhab were making their way to the bomb site. People dragged sheets around the bomb site, trying to collect parts they thought might belong to loved ones.

Source: New York Times December 11, 2018 10:00 UTC