After the Taliban were ejected from the Swat Valley in the summer of 2009, Ms. Yousufzai, then 13, began speaking out publicly about the militant group and the need for girls' education
Mingora, Oct.10.─ A Taliban gunman walked up to a bus taking children home from school in Pakistan's volatile Swat Valley on Tuesday and shot and wounded a 14-year-old activist known for championing the education of girls and publicizing atrocities committed by the Taliban, officials said.
The attack in the city of Mingora targeted 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who is respected for her work to promote the schooling of girls—something the Taliban opposes. She was nominated last year for the International Children's Peace Prize.
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