The Straits Times
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Published on Oct 11, 2012
 

Photo gallery: Taleban gunmen shoot 14-year-old girl activist

 
 

MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) - Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai was admired across a battle-scarred region of Pakistan for exposing the Taleban's atrocities and advocating for girls' education in the face of religious extremists. On Tuesday, the Taleban nearly killed her to quiet her message.