A 14-year-old Pakistani activist -- shot in the head by the Taliban a week ago -- arrived in Britain today (October 15, 2012) to receive specialized medical care and protection from follow-up attacks threatened by the Taliban, according to the Yahoo News website.
The attack on Malala Yousufzai -- as she was returning home from school in Pakistan's northwest region -- has horrified people across the South Asian country and abroad. It has also sparked hope that the Pakistani government would respond by intensifying its fight and against the Taliban and its allies.
Malala was targeted by the Taliban for promoting girls' education -- which the Taliban adamantly opposes -- and criticizing the militant group's behavior for taking over the scenic Swat Valley where she lived. Two of her classmates were also wounded in the attack and are receiving treatment in Pakistan.
Malala -- who had been receiving treatment at a Pakistani military hospital -- arrived at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham in central England this afternoon. Doctors believe Malala "has a chance of making a good recovery," said Dave Rosser, the hospital's medical director.
The Taliban has threatened to target Malala again until she is killed, because it believes that she promotes "Western thinking."
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