KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - U.S. soldiers involved in burning the bodies of two Taliban rebels in Afghanistan face disciplinary action rather than criminal charges because the act, which offended Muslims, was done for hygienic reasons, according to a summary of findings by a U.S. military investigation released Saturday by e- mail.

"The weather was hot, the remains were heavily damaged by gunfire, laying exposed for over 24 hours and beginning to rapidly decompose," according to the executive summary of the probe, released by Army Maj. Gen. Jason Kamiya, leader of U.S. ground forces in Afghanistan.