The other children of Pakistan's war
Malala Yousafzai is one of thousands of Pakistani children whose education has been interrupted The Taliban's attempt to kill teenaged activist Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan earlier this month underlines the dangers that the militant conflict holds for the country's schoolchildren. Tens of thousands of school pupils have been displaced along with their families from areas across Pakistan's tribal belt on the Afghan border where the Taliban have carved sanctuaries for themselves. Thousands were deprived of an education as the militants carried out a persistent campaign against secular education, destroying nearly 1,000 schools since 2006. Years of military operations in these areas have led to further destruction. While militants have been driven out from some areas, the territory they once occupied has not yet been fully secured under a civilian administration. And many significant sanctuaries still remain, especially in North Waziristan, parts of Sout