The top US commander in Afghanistan has been cleared of wrongdoing over emails with a woman tied to the sex scandal that forced CIA director David Petraeus to resign.
Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was informed of the conclusion by the Pentagon's inspector general.
"The secretary was pleased to learn that allegations of professional misconduct were not substantiated by the investigation," Pentagon spokesman George Little said.
He added that Mr Panetta has "complete confidence in the continued leadership" of Gen Allen.
The matter had been referred to the Pentagon in November by the FBI during the course of its investigation of emails between Gen Petraeus and his biographer-turned-lover, Paula Broadwell.
General David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell The FBI turned up thousands of emails between Gen Allen and Jill Kelley, who served as a social ambassador for US Central Command in Tampa, Florida.
She was said to have received threatening messages from Mrs Broadwell.
At the time, officials said 20,000 to 30,000 pages of emails and other documents were in question, but none were made public.
Gen Allen remained in his post as commander of all allied forces in Afghanistan during the investigation.
But his nomination to be the next US commander of NATO forces in Europe is still on hold.
Gen Allen, who has maintained he did nothing wrong, is due to leave Kabul in February.
Jill Kelley with her surgeon husband Scott Kelley Meanwhile, Jill Kelley has been speaking out on the loss of privacy that she says made her a prisoner in her own home after she was implicated in the scandal.
The Tampa socialite and her husband Scott Kelley recounted in The Washington Post how their lives were upended.
The Kelleys said their story is a cautionary tale of what can happen when the "careless handling" of information can "endanger citizens' privacy."
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