3 young Guantanamo detainees released, returned to Afghanistan.(The Orlando Sentinel)

Byline: Matthew Hay Brown

ORLANDO, Fla. _ Three teenaged boys from Afghanistan whose detention at the U.S. prison camp for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, sparked an international outcry were freed on Thursday, military officials said.

The boys, who were believed to be from 13 to 15 years old when they were brought to Joint Task Force-Guantanamo, were released after officials determined they no longer posed a threat to the United States, according to a Pentagon statement.

They were flown to Afghanistan, where they are to be resettled by Afghan authorities with the assistance of UNICEF and other non-governmental organizations.

"It was our goal …