By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:42 EST, 14 November 2012 | UPDATED: 18:30 EST, 21 November 2012 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has spoken out for the first time about the allegations against Gen. John Allen, that he had 'inappropriate communications' with Florida housewife and military social liaison Jill Kelley. Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is under investigation for his correspondence with Kelley, who is also embroiled in the David Petraeus sex scandal. Investigators are looking at 20,000-plus pages of documents and emails between Kelley and Allen, some of which have been described  by Pentagon officials as 'flirtatious.' Allen has denied any wrongdoing.
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General Allen is alleged to have had 'inappropriate communications' with Florida socialite Jill Kelley
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Panetta has 'continued confidence' in Allen to lead U.S. forces in Afghanistan
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she has no concerns about how the allegations might impact the U.S. mission
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Details about Gen. Allen came to light following the revelation that Gen. Petraeus had an affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell
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Broadwell sent threatening emails to Kelley because she was jealous of the socialite's rapport with the generals
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