US Military Kills Terrorist Who Shot At Malala Yousafzai

Pakistan Taliban leader Fazlullah, the man behind the attack on Malala Yousafzai, has been hunted down and killed, a US military official conformed. It was reportedly confirmed to the US government-funded media outlet Voice of America (VOA). Fazlullah, who also goes by the name 'Mullah Radio', the chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was targeted by a US drone.

Unconfirmed reports: A U.S. drone strike has targeted the leader of the Pakistani Taliban in an Afghan province near the border with Pakistan, a U.S. military official confirmed to VOA. Unconfirmed reports from locals Thursday said Mullah Fazlullah has been killed. pic.twitter.com/qI5ZqV2Vi7

— The Pashtun Times (@thepashtuntimes) June 14, 2018

On June 14, the US military had carried out a strike aimed at the militant near the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Fazlullah has been dead and then not dead so many times before. Healthy skepticism is in order. https://t.co/IdhZ301f4k

— Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman) June 14, 2018

"US forces conducted a counterterrorism strike June 13 in Kunar province, close to the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which targeted a senior leader of a designated terrorist organization," a spokesman for US Forces-Afghanistan, Army Lt. Col. Martin O'Donnell, also told VOA on Thursday. He did not specify that Fazlullah was the target.

#Tehrik-e-Taliban #Pakistan (#TTP) leader Maulana Fazlullah had a $5 million price tag on his head - set by @StateDept in March

US holds him responsible for Dec 2014 attack on Army Public School in #Peshawar that killed +130 kids, & for attempted assassination of @Malala in 2012 pic.twitter.com/E3o89deOGH

— Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) June 14, 2018

“As previously stated, the cease-fire does not include US counterterrorism efforts against IS-K, al-Qaida, and other regional and international terrorist groups, or the inherent right of US and international forces to defend ourselves if attacked,” O'Donnell told VOA.

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Mullah Fazlullah grabbed hardlines when he shot activist Malala Yousafzai. She was an 15-year-old back then. Since then, everything has changed. The Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, lived to tell her inspirational story. Malala is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner. She received the prize in 2014.

The Taliban attack did not deter her. In fact, she was strengthened by the attack. Now, she is a fierce advocate for girls' education.

Fazlullah became the chief of the Pakistani Taliban group that has waged a decade-long insurgency in the South Asian nation. The US official has yet not clearly confirmed the status of Fazlullah's death.

In March, the United States had offered a $5-million reward for information on Fazlullah.

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