The US has transferred to Afghanistan five prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and is negotiating with other countries the departure of 120 more detainees. The Pentagon said they were all recommended for transfer after multiple review process held at the Cuban naval base. Some 120 detainees whom the federal government has determined as eligible for transfer remain at Guantanamo, the Department of Defense said in a statement, adding that their departure is a subject of ongoing negotiations between Washington and other capitals. "The United States does not desire to hold detainees for any longer than necessary," it said. With the latest transfer, about 315 detainees have already departed to countries including Afghanistan, Australia, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Russia and Saudi Arabia. Officially it is maintained that approximately 445 detainees still remain at the naval facility in Guantanamo, according to a report of the Press Trust of India (PTI).
