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| David Petraeus CIA scandal engulfs US commander Allen | David Petraeus CIA scandal engulfs US commander Allen |
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| The Pentagon is investigating the top US commander in Afghanistan, Gen John Allen, for sending potentially "inappropriate" emails to a woman linked to ex-CIA director David Petraeus, defence officials say. | |
| Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says the FBI referred the matter to the Pentagon on Sunday. | Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says the FBI referred the matter to the Pentagon on Sunday. |
| Gen Allen, who denies any wrongdoing, will remain in his job. | Gen Allen, who denies any wrongdoing, will remain in his job. |
| David Petraeus resigned on Friday after admitting to an extramarital affair. | David Petraeus resigned on Friday after admitting to an extramarital affair. |
| Mr Panetta said in a statement given to reporters flying with him to Australia that he asked that Gen Allen's pending nomination to be Nato's supreme allied commander in Europe be delayed and that President Barack Obama agreed. | |
| He ordered a Pentagon investigation of Gen Allen on Monday, and said he requested that the US Senate Armed Services Committee move promptly on the nomination for Gen Allen's successor in Afghanistan, Gen Joseph Dunford. | |
| Gen Allen was due to face a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday for his appointment as Nato commander in Europe. | |
| Mr Panetta praised the general's work in Afghanistan, saying his leadership has been "instrumental" in securing progress in the war against Taliban insurgents. | |
| Gen Allen is said to have sent the emails to Jill Kelley, a married socialite from Tampa, Florida. She had already been named in the Petraeus scandal after she told the FBI she had received anonymous harassing emails. | Gen Allen is said to have sent the emails to Jill Kelley, a married socialite from Tampa, Florida. She had already been named in the Petraeus scandal after she told the FBI she had received anonymous harassing emails. |
| Mrs Kelley is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Mr Petraeus had an extramarital affair. | Mrs Kelley is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Mr Petraeus had an extramarital affair. |
| A senior Pentagon official said up to 30,000 pages of emails and other documents from Gen Allen's communications with Mrs Kelley between 2010 and 2012 were under review by the Pentagon. |