Across the country, relatives of people killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks mostly grieve in private, isolated from the U.S. war in Afghanistan intended to capture and punish those responsible for the carnage. But a unique group of U.S. citizens who lost loved ones during September's attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania expressed their grief publicly when they recently traveled to Afghanistan to visit the "other ground zero."

Global Exchange, a San Francisco-based social justice advocacy group, organized this "victim to victim" delegation, which brought four Americans who lost family members in the terror assault to Afghanistan where they met Afghans whose own relatives were killed or injured in the U.S. bombing campaign there. While in Afghanistan, Global Exchange delegates delivered compensation claims to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on behalf of Afghans they met who lost loved ones or homes as a result of American bombs. Estimates of civilian deaths in Afghanistan resulting from U.S. air strikes range from 1,000 to 4,000.

Derrill Bodley, whose daughter was killed in the September 11th attack was among those who recently traveled to Afghanistan with Global Exchange. Deora, Bodley's 20-year-old daughter boarded United Airlines Flight 93 on the morning of September 11th. Her plane was hijacked and later crashed in Pennsylvania killing all on board. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Derrill Bodley, a professor of music in California, who talks about his late daughter, his experience in Afghanistan and his desire that aid reach the victims of violence wherever they are.

Contact Global Exchange by calling 1-800-497-1994 or or visit their Web site at www.globalexchange.org

Related links:

• Between The Lines Q&A, transcript of this interview with Derrill Bodley, for week ending 2/8/02