October 16, 2012
You've heard this horrific story by now: A Taliban gunman boarded a school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley badlands last week and shot 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai in the head. The reason? Malala wanted to go to school. That's forbidden by the Taliban.
Over the years, Taliban terrorists in Pakistan have destroyed at least 200 girls schools….. She started at 11, blogging about her dream to be a doctor or a politician…..She became a potent symbol of defiance against the Taliban. "I have the right of education,"…"I have the right to play. I have the right to sing. I have the right to talk. I have the right to go to market. I have the right to speak up."….. British doctors on Monday said Malala has every chance to make a "good recovery." …
This is a brutal reminder that Pakistan's long battle against the Taliban still rages.
In 2009, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari surrendered the Swat Valley on its border with Afghanistan to Taliban terrorists in hopes of placating them. Instead, they re-armed and pushed toward Pakistan's capital. That spring, Pakistan's military launched a massive assault and reclaimed the valley.
Last week's attack shows that the Taliban are creeping back and just as vicious as ever in their assault on women. To Read More.....
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