Malala Shot By Taliban For Promoting Women’s Education Thanks People Who Supported Her Through Video

In this Jan. 22 2013 photo released by Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham England Monday Feb. 4 2013, fifteen-year-old Malala Yousefzai reads get well cards. The Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban on Oct. 9 2012 has made her first video statement since she was nearly killed, released Monday, saying she is recovering. Speaking clearly but with a slight stiffness in her upper lip, Malala said that she was “getting better, day by day.”

In this Jan. 22 2013 photo released Monday Feb. 4 2013, fifteen-year-old Malala Yousefzai relaxes. <AP Photo/Courtesy of Malala Yousefzai>