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Copyright © 2011 by Kim Barker The names and identifying characteristics of some of the people mentioned in this book have been changed to protect the privacy and preserve the confidences of those individuals and their families. All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.doubleday.com DOUBLEDAY and the DD colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Jacket design by Emily Mahon Jacket photograph by Jared Moosy/Redux Photo retouching by Benjamin Weisman LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Barker, Kim, 1970– The Taliban shuffle : strange days in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Kim Barker.—1st ed. p. cm. 1. Afghan War, 2001—Press coverage. 2. Barker, Kim, 1970– 3. War correspondents—Afghanistan—Biography. 4. War correspondents—Pakistan—Biography. 5. War correspondents—United States—Biography. 6. Afghanistan— History—2001– 7. Pakistan—History—21st century. I. Title. DS371.4135B37 2011 958.104′7—dc22 2010024348 eISBN: 978-0-385-53332-4 v3.1 To the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan , who are still waiting for ......