Some soldiers just back from Iraq are heading to Afghanistan , the military says . The new mission is part of an overall U.S. military exit strategy from Afghanistan that moves troops from a combat role to advise-and-assist positions that commanders and analysts say will significantly scale back operations ahead of President Barack Obama 's self-imposed deadline to leave the country . The deployments are part of an overall U.S. military strategy from Iraq . Lots of details are unknown , one company tells its soldiers . Family members of those soldiers just back from Iraq have mixed feelings .
Some soldiers just back from Iraq are heading to Afghanistan , the military says . The deployments are part of an overall U.S. military strategy from Iraq . Lots of details are unknown , one company tells its soldiers . Family members of those soldiers just back from Iraq have mixed feelings .