A combination washing and drying treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation, the combination laundry treating appliance comprising: a cabinet defining a cabinet interior; a tub defining a tub interior for receiving wash liquid during a washing cycle of operation and having at least one baffle with a plurality of air outlets; a drum, rotatable within the tub interior, and defining a treating chamber for holding laundry for washing or drying treatment; a washing circuit comprising; a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to at least one of the tub interior or drum interior, and a liquid supply fluidly coupled to at least one of the treating chemistry dispenser, tub interior or drum interior, and a drying air circuit comprising: a manifold assembly provided on a rear of the drum, a lifter assembly provided on the drum and fluidly coupling the manifold assembly to the plurality of air outlets on the baffle, an air flow assembly having an air flow assembly outlet fluidly coupled to the manifold assembly, characterized in that the air flow assembly has an air flow assembly inlet located at a front of the treating chamber and the drying air circuit further comprises a blower fluidly coupled to the air flow assembly whereby actuation of the blower recirculates air through the treating chamber by flowing air from the front of treating chamber through the air flow assembly inlet and back to the manifold assembly, where the air is returned to the treating chamber at least through the air outlets in the baffle to establish a front-to-back recirculation of air from the treating chamber. a cabinet defining a cabinet interior; a tub defining a tub interior for receiving wash liquid during a washing cycle of operation and having at least one baffle with a plurality of air outlets; a drum, rotatable within the tub interior, and defining a treating chamber for holding laundry for washing or drying treatment; a washing circuit comprising; a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to at least one of the tub interior or drum interior, and a liquid supply fluidly coupled to at least one of the treating chemistry dispenser, tub interior or drum interior, and a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to at least one of the tub interior or drum interior, and a liquid supply fluidly coupled to at least one of the treating chemistry dispenser, tub interior or drum interior, and a drying air circuit comprising: a manifold assembly provided on a rear of the drum, a lifter assembly provided on the drum and fluidly coupling the manifold assembly to the plurality of air outlets on the baffle, an air flow assembly having an air flow assembly outlet fluidly coupled to the manifold assembly, a manifold assembly provided on a rear of the drum, a lifter assembly provided on the drum and fluidly coupling the manifold assembly to the plurality of air outlets on the baffle, an air flow assembly having an air flow assembly outlet fluidly coupled to the manifold assembly, characterized in that the air flow assembly has an air flow assembly inlet located at a front of the treating chamber and the drying air circuit further comprises a blower fluidly coupled to the air flow assembly whereby actuation of the blower recirculates air through the treating chamber by flowing air from the front of treating chamber through the air flow assembly inlet and back to the manifold assembly, where the air is returned to the treating chamber at least through the air outlets in the baffle to establish a front-to-back recirculation of air from the treating chamber. the air flow assembly has an air flow assembly inlet located at a front of the treating chamber and the drying air circuit further comprises a blower fluidly coupled to the air flow assembly whereby actuation of the blower recirculates air through the treating chamber by flowing air from the front of treating chamber through the air flow assembly inlet and back to the manifold assembly, where the air is returned to the treating chamber at least through the air outlets in the baffle to establish a front-to-back recirculation of air from the treating chamber.