The 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban last October has been released from a hospital in the United Kingdom where she was being treated.

Hospital officials said Malala Yousufzai is strong and recovering well. Taliban militants shot her for criticizing their efforts to keep girls from getting an education.

The Taliban has threatened to target her again because they say she promotes, "Western thinking."

Yousufzai still has a long road to complete recovery, including another round of surgery to rebuild her skull.

The teen became a symbol of the struggle for women's rights in Pakistan.