NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says he is confident
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is safe and well-protected.Rasmussen said Tuesday it
is still a matter of concern, and that NATO will continue to closely monitor the
situation.His comments came after a meeting in Kabul with Afghan President Hamid
Karzai.
The two discussed security issues and the process of handing over control
of some parts of Afghanistan, which is scheduled to begin in July.Afghan
security forces are set to take increasing responsibility for security as
coalition forces withdraw from the country, which is not due to be completed
until 2014.