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Barker, Kim, 1970-

The Taliban shuffle : strange days in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Kim Barker.

1st ed.

New York : Doubleday, c2011.

viii, 302 p. : map ; 22 cm.

A wisecracking foreign correspondent recounts her experiences in Afghanistan and Pakistan while sharing cautionary observations about the region in its first post-Taliban years and the responsibilities of the U.S. and NATO.

Barker, Kim, 1970-

Afghan War, 2001- -- Press coverage.

War correspondents -- Afghanistan -- Biography.

War correspondents -- Pakistan -- Biography.

War correspondents -- United States -- Biography.

Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-2021

Pakistan -- History -- 21st century.

Pt. 1. Kabul high. Welcome to the terrordome ; Montana ; American idiot ; There goes my gun ; One way or another ; March of the pigs ; Monkey gone to heaven ; Message in a bottle ; Let's get radical ; Hell yes ; My new house ; Barely legal -- pt. 2. Whack-a-stan. Under pressure ; Highway to hell ; God save the queen ; Stray cat strut ; Lucky star ; Suspicious minds ; Rebel, rebel ; Why can't we be friends? ; London calling ; Deadbeat club ; Eye of the tiger ; Bad liver and a broken heart ; Young Americans ; When the man comes around ; Hotel California.

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