美國國防部調查駐阿美軍司令艾倫大綱

The U.S. Defense Department is investigating GenerAl John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, for alleged "inappropriate communications" with a woman involved in the scandal that led to the resignation of Central Intelligence Agency chief David Petraeus.

A senior defense official said Tuesday that the Pentagon is reviewing more than 20,000 pages of emails and other communications between General Allen and Jill Kelley. The official did not specify the nature of the documents.

Kelley is a friend of Petraeus, and it was her complaint to the Federal Bureau of Investigation about threatening emails from the woman with whom Petraeus had an affair that ultimately led to his resignation last Friday.

Pentagon spokesman George Little said the FBI brought the matter involving General Allen to the Defense Department Sunday, and that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has directed the department's inspector-general to investigate.

General Allen has denied any wrongdoing, and will retain his command position in Afghanistan while the probe continues.美國國防部正在調查美國駐阿富汗軍隊最高指揮官約翰·艾倫將軍據稱與一名女子的“不當聯絡”，這名女子涉及一樁導致美國中央情報局長彼得雷烏斯辭職的醜聞。

美國國防部一名高層官員星期二說，五角大樓正在審查艾倫將軍與吉爾·凱利之間兩萬多頁的電子郵件以及其他形式的聯絡。這名官員沒有具體說明這些文件的性質。

凱利是彼得雷烏斯的朋友，她曾向聯邦調查局報告一名女子向她發送帶有威脅性的電子郵件，而這名女子與彼得雷烏斯有婚外情，於是最終導致彼得雷烏斯於上星期五辭職。

五角大樓發言人利特爾說，聯邦調查局星期天把有關艾倫將軍的問題告知國防部，隨後國防部長帕內塔責成國防部總檢察長展開調查。

艾倫將軍否認自己有任何不當行爲，在調查進行期間，他將繼續擔任駐阿美軍司令。