The Taliban Shuffle Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan |
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| Author:
| Barker, Kim |
| ISBN: | 978-1-921844-31-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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A true-life Catch-22set in the war-torn countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, by one of the region's longest-serving correspondents.
Kim Barker is not your typical, impassive foreign correspondent - she is candid, self-deprecating, laugh-out-loud funny. At first an awkward newbie in Afghanistan, she grows into a wisecracking, seasoned reporter with grave concerns about US force's ability to win hearts and minds in the region. In The Taliban Shuffle,...
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A true-life Catch-22set in the war-torn countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, by one of the region's longest-serving correspondents.
Kim Barker is not your typical, impassive foreign correspondent - she is candid, self-deprecating, laugh-out-loud funny. At first an awkward newbie in Afghanistan, she grows into a wisecracking, seasoned reporter with grave concerns about US force's ability to win hearts and minds in the region. In The Taliban Shuffle, Barker offers an insider's account of the 'forgotten war' in Afghanistan and Pakistan, chronicling the years after America's initial routing of the Taliban.
When Barker arrives in Kabul, foreign aid is at a record low, electricity is a pipe dream, and of the few remaining foreign troops, some aren't allowed out after dark. Meanwhile, in the vacuum left by the US and NATO, the Taliban is regrouping.
Swift, funny, and wholly original, The Taliban Shuffleunforgettably captures the absurdities and tragedies of life in a war zone.