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Relatives of Afghan War Victims Hand Over Claims
Wednesday, January 23, 2002
(00:00 AM)
By Sapa
l'Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Medea Benjamin said one study had indicated that at least 4000 civilians were killed in the bombings.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- AFP
Relatives of people killed in the September 11 attacks in the US yesterday handed over compensation claims by Afghan civilians who were victims of Washington's retaliatory bombing campaign.

The hand-over of the claims to US officials was the culmination of an eight day visit to Afghanistan by four Americans who lost family members when terrorists rammed jetliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon, killing more than 3000 people.

Kelly Campbell whose brother-in-law Craig Amundson was killed in the Pentagon attack, said the group had met dozens of Afghan victims since they arrived in the country.

"We've met with people who have lost their loved ones to the US bombing, we've met children who've lost limbs to US cluster bombs, people whose homes were destroyed, who have no income, nowhere to go ... and do not know what to do next," she told reporters.

"The US government needs to take responsibility for the direct effect on these people's lives," she added.
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