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Historically, based on shared values of culture and religion, Pakistan's relations with Saudi Arabia have become increasingly complex over time. This has occurred in the backdrop of important geopolitical and economic shifts in the region, leading to a new dynamic equilibrium in the Pak-Saudi bilateral ties. Strong relations with Riyadh have become a crucial element of Pakistan's overall foreign policy, given the latter's intermittent economic support by the former, which underscores the significance of the Kingdom; however, deepening Indo-Saudi ties can also not be overlooked or underestimated. This paper gives an overview of ever-evolving Pak-Saudi ties, while taking into consideration current dynamics of the Kingdom's role in the Middle East and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as well as in the South Asian region.

International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 4(10), 2013 ; During the last decade with the rapid increase in indoor wireless communications, location-aware services have received a great deal of attention for commercial, public-safety, and a military application, the greatest challenge associated with indoor positioning methods is moving object data and identification. Mobility tracking and localization are multifaceted problems, which have been studied for a long time in different contexts. Many potential applications in the domain of WSNs require such capabilities. The mobility tracking needs inherent in many surveillance, security and logistic applications. This paper presents the identification of employees in National Technical University in Athens (IE-NTUA), when the employees access to a certain area of the building (enters and leaves to/from the college), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applied for identification by offering special badges containing RFID-tags. ; http://thesai.org/Downloads/Volume4No10/Paper_1-Identification_of_Employees_Using_RFID.pdf

The traditionally close relationship between China and Pakistan cooled off somewhat with the end of the Cold War, mainly due to China's efforts to improve its relations with India and the disappearance of the Soviet threat. While China has continued to pursue its rapprochement with India after 9/11, developments since 9/11 have reinforced the security foundations of Sino-Pak relations and have consequently reversed the downward trend in the relationship leading to enhanced cooperation in a number of areas. US involvement in Central Asia and deepening Indo-US collaboration have further increased Pakistan's strategic importance for China. Islamabad also occupies a prominent position in Beijing's energy security and its efforts to stabilize Xinjiang. (J Contemp China/GIGA)

Cover -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- CONTENTS -- Dedication -- FOREWORD TO THE THIRD EDITION -- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO THE FIRST EDITION -- Maps -- INTRODUCTION: AFGHANISTAN'S HOLY WARRIORS -- Part 1 History of the Taliban Movement -- 1 KANDAHAR 1994: THE ORIGINS OF THE TALIBAN -- 2 HERAT 1995: GOD'S INVINCIBLE SOLDIERS -- 3 KABUL 1996: COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL -- 4 MAZAR-E-SHARIF 1997: MASSACRE IN THE NORTH -- 5 BAMIYAN 1998-99: THE NEVER-ENDING WAR -- Part 2 Islam and the Taliban -- 6 CHALLENGING ISLAM: THE NEW-STYLE FUNDAMENTALISM OF THE TALIBAN -- 7 SECRET SOCIETY: THE TALIBAN'S POLITICAL AND MILITARY ORGANIZATION -- 8 A VANISHED GENDER: WOMEN, CHILDREN AND TALIBAN CULTURE -- 9 HIGH ON HEROIN: DRUGS AND THE TALIBAN ECONOMY -- 10 GLOBAL JIHAD: THE ARAB-AFGHANS AND OSAMA BIN LADEN -- Part 3 The New Great Game -- 11 DICTATORS AND OIL BARONS: THE TALIBAN AND CENTRAL ASIA, RUSSIA, TURKEY AND ISRAEL -- 12 ROMANCING THE TALIBAN 1: THE BATTLE FOR PIPELINES 1994-96 -- 13 ROMANCING THE TALIBAN 2: THE BATTLE FOR PIPELINES 1997-99 - THE USA AND THE TALIBAN -- 14 MASTER OR VICTIM: PAKISTAN'S AFGHAN WAR -- 15 SHIA VERSUS SUNNI: IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA -- 16 CONCLUSION: THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN -- 17 THE TALIBAN RESURGENT 2000-2009 -- Appendix 1 A sample of Taliban decrees relating to women and other cultural issues, after the capture of Kabul, 1996 -- Appendix 2 Structure of the Taliban -- Appendix 3 A CHRONOLOGY OF THE TALIBAN -- Appendix 4 The New Great Game -- Appendix 5 Glossary of Afghan terms -- Appendix 6 2021 CABINET LIST FOR TALIBAN -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.

This New York Times best seller remains the most informative and objective account of the Taliban available This modern classic brings the shadowy world of the Taliban and its impact on Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Central Asia into sharp focus. Ahmed Rashid offers an authoritative account of the Taliban's rise to power, the effects of changing American attitudes toward it, and the new faces of Islamic fundamentalism, and explains why Afghanistan has become the world's center for international terrorism. This edition, updated in view of the Taliban's resurgence and sudden, renewed purchase on Afghanistan's major cities, explores how the group regained its strength and broadened its geographical reach. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the events that unfolded in 2021 following America's withdrawal from the country after twenty years of war.

This New York Times best seller remains the most informative and objective account of the Taliban available This modern classic brings the shadowy world of the Taliban and its impact on Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Central Asia into sharp focus. Ahmed Rashid offers an authoritative account of the Taliban's rise to power, the effects of changing American attitudes toward it, and the new faces of Islamic fundamentalism, and explains why Afghanistan has become the world's center for international terrorism. This edition, updated in view of the Taliban's resurgence and sudden, renewed purchase on Afghanistan's major cities, explores how the group regained its strength and broadened its geographical reach. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the events that unfolded in 2021 following America's withdrawal from the country after twenty years of war

"The Resurgence of Central Asia is Ahmed Rashid's seminal study of the states - Kazakhstan, Kirgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - that emerged in the aftermath of the break-up of the Soviet Union. All have Muslim majorities and ancient histories, but are otherwise very different. Rashid's book, which appears now with a new introduction examining some of the crucial political developments since its first publication in 1994, provides an introduction to this little-known but geopolitically increasingly important region. Rashid gives a history of each country, including its incorporation into Tsarist Russia to the present day. He provides basic socio-economic information and explains the diverse political situations. He focuses primarily on the underlying issues confronting these societies: the legacy of Soviet rule; ethnic tensions; the position of women; the future of Islam; the question of nuclear proliferation; and the fundamental choices over economic strategy, political system and external orientation which lie ahead"--Page 4 of cover

Examines how the failure of the nation building policies of the United States have contributed to increased instability in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, a result which represents the greatest threat to peace and security in the global community

Eine Darstellung des Ursprungs, der Geschichte, des Fundamentalismus, der Macht und der finanziellen Ressourcen der Taliban.