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Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on. Jun 04, 2011 kim barker, the former south asia bureau chief for the chicago tribune, talked about her book the taliban shuffle in conversation with colin mcmahon. The taliban shuffle is part war memoir, part tale of selfdiscovery that, thanks to barkers biting honesty and wry wit, manages to be both hilarious and heartbreaking. Kim barker was the chicago tribunes south asia bureau chief from 2004 to 2009, much of which she spent living in and reporting from afghanistan and pakistan.
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