14 year old girl who protested Taliban shot on way home - Polidicks

[quote]Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Malala Yousufzai's courageous blogging against the Taliban set her apart from other 14-year-old Pakistani girls. Growing up in a region once dominated by the Islamic extremists, she knew the fear associated with the word Taliban. One of her fears came to pass Tuesday, when gunmen sought her out and opened fire on her school van, leaving her seriously wounded along with two other classmates. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, Taliban spokesman Ihsnaullah Ishan told CNN. Ishan blamed the shooting on Malala's activist blogging. Although she is now hospitalized in stable condition and "out of immediate danger," a bullet is lodged in Malala's neck and will be difficult to remove, her doctor said. The attack began when armed militants stopped a van as it was taking her and two other girls home from school. The attackers asked which girl was Malala, said Kainat Bibi, one of the wounded girls. When the girls pointed Malala out, the men opened fire, Bibi said, wounding the girls before the van's driver was able to speed away. The other two girls' injuries were not considered life-threatening. Malala lives in northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley -- one of the nation's most conservative regions. Her frustration with the Taliban's restrictions on female education in her town prompted her to use the Internet and speak out, effectively making herself a target. She reached out to the outside world online, taking a stand by writing about her daily battle with extremist militants who used fear and intimidation to force girls to stay at home. "I had a terrible dream yesterday with military helicopters and the Taliban," she wrote in January 2009. "I have had such dreams since the launch of the military operation in Swat. My mother made me breakfast and I went off to school. I was afraid going to school because the Taliban had issued an edict banning all girls from attending schools." Malala's shooting has sparked national outrage -- forcing Pakistanis to take a harsh look at how extremist elements are shaping the nation. "Our society is going through a very critical phase," said Aazadi Fateh Muhammad, a professor of mass communications at Federal Urdu University Karachi, in an e-mail to CNN. "Civil society and civilians are in a war with militants and terrorists in every part of the region." The attack on Malala, Muhammad said, is an example of this war. "Dark hands," she said, tried to attack Malala's cause, "but it will discourage many others who are fighting for light." Read Malala's blog here The Taliban controlled Malala's valley for years until 2009, when the military cleared it in an operation that also evacuated thousands of families. Last year, Malala told CNN she feared "being beheaded by the Taliban because of my passion for education. During their rule, the Taliban used to march into our houses to check whether we were studying or watching television." She described how she used to hide her books under her bed, fearing a house search by the Taliban. Malala's online writing against the Taliban led to her being awarded Pakistan's first National Peace Prize last November. Former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani directed Pakistan's Cabinet to award the prize each year to a child under 18 who contributes to peace and education. President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the attack, which prompted outrage among residents on local media sites. Also condemning the attack was Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, who spoke with Malala's father on the phone Tuesday, according to a statement from the prime minister's office. Read more: Taliban's vaccination ban may affect 280,000 children Journalists Nasir Habib and Noreen Shams contributed to this report.[/quote] "A 14-year-old girl who was awarded Pakistan's first National Peace Prize for her online diary reporting on the Taliban's ban on education was shot on her way home from school today. The Taliban claimed responsibility." Wow.......just wow Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/09/world/asia/pakistan-teen-activist-attack/index.html?hpt=hp_c1[/url]

Taliban are fucking savages.

afaik this was posted before: [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1217055[/url] But yeah.. "Taliban are fucking savages".

My bad, thought I looked to see if this was already posted but I guessed I missed it

I see that their tactics of gaining support have been getting worse.

[QUOTE=Nikota;37975285]I see that their tactics of gaining support have been getting worse.[/QUOTE] Keeping people scared can be just as effective as having their willing support. When they (and any group for that matter) do stuff like this they know full well that it's probably going to make at least a few people despise them, but that doesn't matter when a majority if not [I]all[/I] of the people within their area of influence who may oppose them are far too scared to do anything about it because if they do the same thing will happen to them.

[QUOTE=Potus;37975005]"A 14-year-old girl who was awarded Pakistan's first National Peace Prize for her online diary reporting on the Taliban's ban on education was shot on her way home from school today. [b]The Taliban claimed responsibility.[/b]" [/QUOTE] Fucking hell, they're [I]proud[/I] of it.

Killing little girls is a good way to get respect from your community. Everyone knows that!

Reacting to claims about horrible they are by shooting a 14 year old girl...the stupidity and savageness of the Taliban.

[QUOTE=Trainbike;37975470]Keeping people scared can be just as effective as having their willing support. When they (and any group for that matter) do stuff like this they know full well that it's probably going to make at least a few people despise them, but that doesn't matter when a majority if not [I]all[/I] of the people within their area of influence who may oppose them are far too scared to do anything about it because if they do the same thing will happen to them.[/QUOTE] Shoot a man in the street, fine, I didn't know him and it's not me. But shoot a child in the streets and people start to question the authority you hold.

[QUOTE=Nikota;37976705]Shoot a man in the street, fine, I didn't know him and it's not me. But shoot a child in the streets and people start to question the authority you hold.[/QUOTE] If you look at the former rebels in Egypt and Libya, they all hate the Taliban and Al-Queda. That's a pretty good start if you ask me.

Who is she, exactly?

Taliban are fucking savages.

[QUOTE=Naaz;37977549]Who is she, exactly?[/QUOTE] Too bad there isn't a copy-paste of the entire article at the top. Oh, wait.

Disgusting.

They deserve an each bullet to the head. Fucking monsters.

When people say that the ISAF mission over there is pointless, this is exactly why I get kinda mad at them. We may not be fighting for our home countries, sure. However, we are fighting so that people such as this little girl may have the chance to grow up normally and without fear of groups such as the Taliban. This shit makes me sick.

taliban r ptereyy crazy guys

[QUOTE=SKEEA;37981624]When people say that the ISAF mission over there is pointless, this is exactly why I get kinda mad at them. We may not be fighting for our home countries, sure. However, we are fighting so that people such as this little girl may have the chance to grow up normally and without fear of groups such as the Taliban. This shit makes me sick.[/QUOTE] Except our actions in Afghanistan have allowed for the Taliban to rally for support across the border. You may think we're doing the right thing, but many locals sure as hell don't.

[QUOTE=Tureis;37981715]Except our actions in Afghanistan have allowed for the Taliban to rally for support across the border. You may think we're doing the right thing, but many locals sure as hell don't.[/QUOTE] Oh, I am sorry, I forgot that you are right here with me talking to locals and watching engineers build infrastructure for them as well. I am sure that you, at home in the United States, are so much more informed on how the locals here think about us than a Soldier who is in regular contact with them every day.

[QUOTE=SKEEA;37981763]Oh, I am sorry, I forgot that you are right here with me talking to locals and watching engineers build infrastructure for them as well. I am sure that you, at home in the United States, are so much more informed on how the locals here think about us than a Soldier who is in regular contact with them every day.[/QUOTE] Where exactly are you stationed at? I'm saying Taliban have been able to rally support in Pakistan by actually helping the locals out there as well.

Also, if Taliban fighters try to cross into Pakistan, we destroy them. The Taliban are extremely weak right now, and they don't get much support around here. They still manage to carry out attacks using threats against people's families and livelihoods forcing people to do their dirty work for them. Pakistan being a hot bed of support for terrorist groups does not surprise me in the least. Pakistan needs to step up their game in the valleys and outlying areas in order to stamp out the Taliban. Pakistan really could sandwich them between the ISAF forces and their own, but they don't because Pakistan never cooperates with us. [editline]10th October 2012[/editline] ARGH my automerge. [editline]10th October 2012[/editline] Sure, the Taliban have hopes and promises in one hand, but in the other they hold a suicide vest for some person to wear or IED to plant, under threat of their entire family being killed or a cash reward for them. They operate extremely cruelly and they are the scum of the earth. I am glad to kill them, so that these families don't have to be afraid of them. Also, I am in RC East, I can literally look outside my door and see Pakistan.

[img]http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/553485_10151047970777331_833693850_n.jpg[/img] photo of her

She survived

I'm not even surprised anymore If she survived that, chances are they will simply shoot her again point-blank and then execute anyone else who thinks of even remotely opposing the Taliban in the open It's what they do, what they've been taught to do and it's the only thing they know to do. Ignorance and spreading fear will always be their goal, no matter how they accomplish it. Killing babies and shooting people indiscriminately is not a new thing to them, hell, they brainwash kids into blowing themselves up

Didn't a village stone a Taliban commander to death last year? I think the Taliban have little to no support anymore. This is just the last nail in the coffin.

[QUOTE=Fangz;37975670]Killing little girls is a good way to get respect from your community. Everyone knows that![/QUOTE] Where they live women are treated like shit anyway. The Taliban view women like they are property and their servants. It would be no suprise if males over there actually do not care, they would think she got what she deserved. If anything they would have loved to stone her to death.

I'm happy that she is okay. [QUOTE=Potus;37975005]"The Taliban claimed responsibility."[/QUOTE] The fact that they immediately claim responsibility makes me fucking sick.

Do they just ignore the part of the Qur'an that says "Don't FUCKING KILL."

[QUOTE=Speedhax;37985319]Do they just ignore the part of the Qur'an that says "Don't FUCKING KILL."[/QUOTE] It's amazing what religious zealots will do just because their elders can't get along with other people.