President Obama is backing Gen. John Allen, the commander of American forces in Afghanistan and the second top military official whose behavior with a woman has come under investigation in recent ...

Marine Gen. John Allen has been cleared in a misconduct inquiry prompted by the extramarital-affair scandal that led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus. The Washington Post, which ...

General Allen's wife, Kathy and their two children watch by video teleconference the moment he officially receives command from General David Petraeus at ISAF, July 18, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Allen may be tempted to find cover under a mess hall table this week as he has been entangled in the sex scandal that ended the career of Gen. David Petraeus, who he followed as commander of ...

Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen has been selected to replace Gen. David Petraeus in Afghanistan. Allen is a low-key officer, who gained fame within military circles for his work in Iraq. He was an ...

Official: Emails between Gen. John Allen and Fla. socialite "flirtatious" Details of Petraeus affair emerge as scandal engulfs Gen. John Allen Two women in Petraeus sex scandal lose security clearance ...

Nearly four months after he got entangled in the David Petraeus scandal, Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is retiring. The skids had been greased for Allen to become the ...

Allen’s predecessor, Gen. David Petraeus, would always hedge his progress reports, labeling it as “fragile and reversible.” The difference between the two generals is, ...

Allen may be tempted to find cover under a mess hall table this week as he has been entangled in the sex scandal that ended the career of Gen. David Petraeus, who he followed as commander of ...