U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who spoke with Mr. Karzai about the agreement on Saturday, welcomed what he called the Afghan leader's "commitment that the transfer will be carried out in a way that ensures the safety of the Afghan people and coalition forces by keeping dangerous individuals detained, " Pentagon spokesman George Little said.
Mr Hussein, meanwhile, is considering what to do about a letter from Mr Blix demanding that by Saturday he start destroying his al-Samoud 2 rockets and several hundred illegally imported missile engines.