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Kim barker s book the taliban shuffle is an account of her experiences as a reporter covering afghanistan and pakistan that manages to be hilarious and harrowing at the same time. Whiskey tango foxtrot is a 2016 american biographical war comedydrama film directed by glenn ficarra and john requa, and written by robert carlock, based on the memoir the taliban shuffle. Mar 03, 2016 journalist kim barker is photographed while promoting the movie whiskey tango foxtrot on feb. New york times reporter kim barker visited the penn state campus to talk to students about working in afghanistan. Feb 23, 2016 kim barker was the south asia bureau chief for the chicago tribune from 2004 to 2009, based in new delhi and islamabad. That pakistan and afghanistan would ultimately become more all consuming than any relationship i had ever had. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on.
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Kim barker interview, plus links to author biography, book. Meet the author of whiskey tango foxtrot the taliban. Read free book excerpt from the taliban shuffle by kim barker, page 1 of 6. The taliban shuffle comprises her recollections of these years, but make no mistake. The war zone comedy whiskey tango foxtrot, opening friday, does add those things, but if anything it undersells the story of kim barker, whose book the taliban shuffle is the basis for the movie. I believe kim barker did her best to be one of these journalists, but sadly wasnt. When barker arrives in kabul, foreign aid is at a record low, electricity is a pipe dream, and of the few remaining foreign. Ms barker became the correspondent for the chicago tribune in afghanistan at the beginning of the war and was able to provide some keen insights about what went wrong. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan back then, i had no idea what would actually happen.