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Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Is Linked to Petraeus Scandal

Tue, 11/13/2012 - 2:10am

Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Is Linked to Petraeus Scandal by Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times.

Gen. John Allen, the top American and NATO commander in Afghanistan, is under investigation for what a senior defense official said early Tuesday was “inappropriate communication” with Jill Kelley, who was seen as a rival for David H. Petraeus’s attentions by Paula Broadwell, the woman who had an extramarital affair with Mr. Petraeus...