KABUL, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Afghan Defence Ministry will soon take over charge of the detention center run by the United States military at the Bagram Airbase north of Afghan capital Kabul.

    "The defence ministry and the Afghan National Army will initially take responsibility of the detention center and eventually transfer it to the Ministry of Justice," spokesman for the defence ministry Mohammad Zahir Azimi told a press conference here on Monday.

    "Hopefully the handover will take place within few months," Azimi said, adding that some 750 prisoners are currently held in Bagram detention center.

    Amid concerns over human rights abuse in the Bagram prison, Azimi said all international conventions on prisoners' rights will be implemented.