The US military said Sunday it has charged two soldiers with assault for allegedly punching two detainees in the chest, shoulders and stomach while they were held at a military base in Afghanistan. The announcement comes just 10 days after the military launched an investigation into television footage purportedly showing a group of US soldiers burning the bodies of two dead Taliban rebels. The alleged assault occurred at a base in southern Uruzgan province in early July, US military spokesman Lt. Col. Jerry O'Hara said. Neither detainee required medical attention, a military statement said. The charges include conspiracy to maltreat, assault, and dereliction of duty. The allegations, if substantiated, could lead to disciplinary action, the statement said.function initServerVars() { _headup.clientHost = 'http://newstopics.jpost.com'; _headup.termsFromServer = 0; _headup.annotatedTerms = 0; _headup.widgetMode = 'snippet'; _headup.snippetButtonStyle = 'banner'; _headup.blackListedUrl = false; } <!-- Terms Count: 0 TTL: 4 Terms From Server: DateTime: 6/2/2011 1:37:21 AM -->