Spokesman : A U.S. Air Force C-17 flew the ex-detainees to U.S. . Repatriation part of Gitmo `` commitment to close '' U.S. , U.S. envoy says . Afghanistan will help `` reintegrate these former detainees , '' U.S. embassy says . One reason was because of strong opposition from lawmakers , many of them Republicans , who cited the risk of freeing men who had fought to kill Americans . Guantanamo has held nearly 800 detainees ; there are now 132 .
Spokesman : A U.S. Air Force C-17 flew the ex-detainees to U.S. . Repatriation part of Gitmo `` commitment to close '' U.S. , U.S. envoy says . Afghanistan will help `` reintegrate these former detainees , '' U.S. embassy says . Guantanamo has held nearly 800 detainees ; there are now 132 .