Kim Barker, other female war correspondents, to speak at 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' screening July 29

The National Press Club's Young Members and International Correspondents Committees will host a screening of the film "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" on Friday, July 29, at 6:15 in the Holeman Lounge, followed by a panel discussion featuring journalist and author Kim Barker.

Barker's real life experiences depicted in her book, "The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan," inspired the making of the film.

Showtime for "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is at 6:15 p.m. The panel discussion will take place immediately after the screening, followed by a brief question and answer session from the audience. T

Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets, click here.

Barker will also be available to sign copies of her book, "The Taliban Shuffle." Books will be available for purchase online at the same time as tickets or at the event. No outside books are permitted. Proceeds from all book sales benefit the nonprofit National Press Club Journalism Institute.

Barker was the South Asia bureau chief for The Chicago Tribune from 2004 to 2009, based in New Delhi and Islamabad. Her book about those years, “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan,” a dark comedic take on her time in South Asia, was published by Doubleday.

The movie version, "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot," was released in March. starring Tina Fey, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Margot Robbie and Billy Bob Thornton. Barker is now a metro reporter at The New York Times, specializing in investigative reporting and narrative writing.

Before joining The Times in mid-2014, Ms. Barker was an investigative reporter at ProPublica, writing mainly about campaign finance and the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.