Three Afghans released after months of captivity at a US military base in Cuba today said they were chained up during frequent interrogations but were generally treated well.
The men - two of whom appeared to be in their late 70s - are the first former detainees to speak about their arrest and detainment.
They spoke at a military hospital in Kabul where they are convalescing, still under the watch of Afghan security guards. They said they were not mistreated and were allowed to practice their religion while in detention.
Human rights groups have criticised the United States for its treatment of the prisoners, saying they were initially kept in outdoor cages and held indefinitely without access to lawyers.
The men were flown to Afghanistan on Sunday, and were today handed to Interior Ministry officials. It was not clear when they would be allowed to return home.
A Pakistani man, Mr Mohammed Saghir (60) was also released from the Guantanamo Bay prison and returned to Pakistan. He was being questioned by Pakistani authorities in Islamabad.
The four were the first prisoners released by the Americans, who saidthey no longer posed a threat.
As the released inmates spoke about their time in Guantanamo Bay, about 30 more detainees from the US "war on terror" arrived at the base.
The United States is holding over 625 men from at least 42 countries, calling them enemy combatants and saying it may legally hold them until the end of hostilities.
AP