Washington, Sept. 17 (NNN-KUNA) The Pentagon announced that it transferred two more detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Kuwait.

The detainees, the second pair transferred to Kuwait within a week, were recommended for transfer due to an Administrative Review Board decision at Guantanamo Bay, the US Defense Department announcement said late Saturday.

With the transfer, approximately 130 detainees remained at Guantanamo who the U.S. government has determined eligible for transfer or release through a comprehensive series of review processes.

Departure of remaining detainees approved for transfer or release is subject to ongoing discussions between the United States and other nations.

"The United States does not desire to hold detainees for any longer than necessary" and "expects that there will continue to be other transfers and releases of detainees," the announcement said.

A determination about the continued detention or transfer of a detainee is based on the best information and evidence available at the time, both classified and unclassified, the Pentagon said.

With this transfer, approximately 320 detainees have departed Guantanamo for other countries including Albania, Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uganda and Yemen.

Approximately 455 detainees remain at Guantanamo. Most were picked up during the 2001 Afghanistan war and held without charge or trial by the Bush administration as alleged "enemy combatants" in the war on terror.