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Summary EU representative Ashton has slammed Taliban for shooting Pakistani girl as vile aggression.
Malala Yousafzai, 14, was in intensive care after being shot in the head in broad daylight on a school bus Tuesday in Mingora, where she had campaigned for the right to an education during a two-year Taliban insurgency.Doctors described her condition as critical.Ashton said in a statement that she was appalled the teenager had been attacked for advocating girls rights.Malalas bravery in one so young and the principled stand she has taken are a source of admiration for all of us, Ashton said.This vile aggression is an assault both on basic human values and against all human rights defenders in Pakistan.
