The move — though those removed were not seen as a threat — was a nod toward the kind of reconciliation the Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been calling for.
The 63 deaths have made July the deadliest month for American troops in the nine-year war in Afghanistan, according to a Web site that tracks casualties.
Deprived of jobs and government services, people in Baghlan Province are turning to the Taliban for speedy justice and work.
The sentences are the latest indication that Beijing is intensifying its crackdown on any dissent that questions Chinese rule in Xinjiang.
Hundreds of thousands of people were believed to be unable to evacuate to safer ground.
Teams continued the search for body parts and the aircraft’s black box under clear skies on Friday. The crash on Wednesday killed 152 people.
The defense secretary said the breach had endangered lives and damaged the ability of others to trust the U.S.
