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Top commander in Afghanistan cleared in Pentagon inquiry
Source: Reuters
Top commander in Afghanistan cleared in Pentagon inquiry
WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:42pm EST
(Reuters) - The top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan has been cleared by a Pentagon inquiry into potentially inappropriate email communications with a Florida socialite, a senior U.S. official said, likely resurrecting his nomination to the military's top job in Europe.
Marine General John Allen was placed under investigation in November over email exchanges with one of the women at the center of the scandal that forced David Petraeus to resign as CIA director.
Allen had strongly denied any wrongdoing and President Barack Obama kept him in his job despite the inquiry, expressing confidence in his ability to command the approximately 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
But the matter prompted Obama to put Allen's nomination on hold to become the next head of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Allen had been due to face a Senate confirmation hearing in mid-November.
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WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:42pm EST
(Reuters) - The top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan has been cleared by a Pentagon inquiry into potentially inappropriate email communications with a Florida socialite, a senior U.S. official said, likely resurrecting his nomination to the military's top job in Europe.
Marine General John Allen was placed under investigation in November over email exchanges with one of the women at the center of the scandal that forced David Petraeus to resign as CIA director.
Allen had strongly denied any wrongdoing and President Barack Obama kept him in his job despite the inquiry, expressing confidence in his ability to command the approximately 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
But the matter prompted Obama to put Allen's nomination on hold to become the next head of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Allen had been due to face a Senate confirmation hearing in mid-November.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/22/us-usa-generals-allen-idUSBRE90L14K20130122
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