From a distance, that first evening, the desert still looked beautiful. More of Terry McCarthy's "Thundering Third" Blogs: A Day in the Life: Wardak, Afghanistan ...

Snow is exceedingly rare in this southern desert. For a week at the beginning of February, a handful of flurries brought operations here screeching to a halt. All the military’s high-end ...

When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan, it left secrets in the desert. When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan, it left secrets in the desert. Her son vanished eight years ago. Her son vanished ...