被塔利班打伤的巴基斯坦女孩赴英治疗

Pakistani officials say the 14-year-old schoolgirl Yousafzai who was shot in the head and neck last week in a terrorist attack has been sent to Britain for medical treatment.

Pakistani doctors recommended Malala Yousafzai's transfer to a British facility where she can receive the prolonged care she will need to recover from the physical and psychological effects of the shooting.

The United Arab Emirates provided an air ambulance for Yousafzai's trip abroad.

Yousafzai has been internationally recognized for promoting education for girls and documenting Taliban atrocities in the area near her home in the northwestern Swat Valley.  She was shot by Taliban militants on October 9.