The Taliban decided to give a reason why shooting Malala Yousufzai was an “accident”. They did not target her because she championed girls’ education but because she was running an anti-Taliban “smear campaign”.

So an organization such as the Taliban bombs schools, murders teachers, shoots 15 year old girls, and expects the world to side with them and their desire for an Islamic system?

Hmmm, sounds a little strange to me.

You can read more in this BBC article.