From the U.S. Department of Defense:

The Department of Defense today identified four major units to deploy as part of the upcoming rotation of forces operating in Afghanistan.

The scheduled rotation involves one cavalry regiment with roughly 3,000 personnel; one armored brigade combat team (ABCT) with roughly 3,200 personnel; one infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) with roughly 2,200 personnel; and a division headquarters with roughly 450 ...

President Barack Obama is expected to announce in his State of the Union address tonight that 34,000 U.S. service members will be brought home from Afghanistan by this time next year.

That move would reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan by half.

A senior administration official told several news outlets, including CBS News, that the withdrawal of U.S. service members would continue as Afghans shoulder ...

From American Forces Press Service:

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has yet to forward a recommendation to the White House on how many U.S. troops should remain in Afghanistan after 2014, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today.

“It’s entirely premature to speculate on troop numbers in Afghanistan between now and the end of 2014 or beyond,” he said. “In September, we completed the full withdrawal of the ...

An Army specialist deployed in Afghanistan has started taking male hormones to begin her transition from female to male. The transgender female, who asked to be called "Keith," is hiding her identity but telling her story to give inspiration to others in the military.

Keith, 26, spoke to The Military Times about her journey via Skype from where she's stationed in Afghanistan. Keith is taking male hormones prescribed by ...