Afghanistan must address past war crimes if it is to find peace and stability, the country\'s independent human rights commission has said. \"Continued impunity has given the perpetrators the opportunity to commit further abuses with no fear of prosecution,\" the commission said. Its report found 69% of Afghans were victims of crimes against humanity. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said improvements to police and judicial systems would protect human rights. The report questioned 6,000 people and found 90% of them wanted human rights violators removed from public office, while 40% wanted notorious perpetrators to be prosecuted. \"Of central importance is the need to address past and present human rights violations, for us to ensure those responsible for egregious abuses do not succeed in wielding power,\" said United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, who attended the launch of the report. Killings and looting \"Anyone who came to power carried out all sorts of injustices,\" said one man quoted in the report. \"Killings, lootings, confiscation of people\'s property, sexual violations, bombardment of civilian homes... have all taken place,\" he said. Many warlords still hold prominent positions under the new, elected Afghan government. \"With the betterment of our police status, the prosecution system, the justice and judicial reforms... Afghanistan is going towards a society dependent on social justice and human rights,\" Mr Karzai said. The Kabul government\'s control remains weak. On Saturday, nine Afghan soldiers were killed and one injured in a landmine explosion near the town of Spin Boldak, close to the Pakistan border. (BBC)