The World Today

United States of America is one of the most popular countries in the world. It is also known as US and America. United States consists of 50 states making it a large country. Washington DC is the capital city of US. United States is the most advanced nation in the world. It is famous for its varied landscape, wildlife, tourism, entertainment which includes TV and films, diversity, education, technology and military might. All these things have made America a super power in the world. US were ruled by the British until 1776. The American Revolutionary War was one of the successful wars against the British colonial rule. American people formed the philosophy that the government rests on the will of the people. It was 4 th July 1776 when the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence which declares that all humans are created equal in their rights and the Thirteen Colonies were independent states and swears no loyalty to the Great Britain and the Bri...

Afghanistan is a country which is in the state of war for many decades. The name “Afghanistan” means the land of Afghans. Looking at its geographic location, it is located in South and Central Asia. It is a landlocked country which does not have any direct access to the sea. Afghanistan has been a tough country for all the invaders. The British, who ruled the subcontinent for nearly 100 years, were not able to conquer Afghanistan despite being the superpower at that time. Later the major event that took place was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. USSR being a big military power entered the Afghanistan in order to continue their invasions in the region. In the early times of invasion, Soviets were able to install pro Soviet rulers in Afghanistan. However, resistance from the opposition was there. In the mid of 1980s, the Mujahideen formed alliance against Soviet invasion. The deadliest war events started after that alliance backed by US, Pakistan started to attac...

When we look back into the time when Pakistan got independence in 1947, the United States of America established relations with the newly born state of Pakistan in October in 1947. Being one the first countries to do so. Since then Pakistan allied itself with the United States. During the time of cold war, Pakistan stood with US against the Soviet Union. From 1978 onward during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Pakistan played a key role. US helped Pakistan in that era. Funds from US and training from Pakistan, the Mujahidin’s defeated the mighty Soviet forces. However, when the war in Afghanistan came closer to an end, US left Pakistan alone to clean all the mess. The love between US and Pakistan came to a halt. After the Soviet war on Afghan soil, relations between the US and Pakistan remained strained up till 2001. In 2001 on September 11, America’s World Trade Center was attacked by terrorist. Airplanes hit the twin towers and the whole world saw them coming down to...

Donald Trump wished Pakistan "Happy New Year" with a strong tweet. United States and Pakistan share a long time history since Pakistani independence in 1947. Both countries have worked together for many decades on various issues. US-Pakistan relationship is always full of surprises. This relationship saw many ups and downs but it never reached such a low throughout history. The US president tweeted: After this tweet things turned bad for both countries. War of words started between both countries. US accused Pakistan of providing safe havens to terrorist outfits. Pakistan summoned the US ambassador and showed concern over US attitude. Pakistan claims that it has fought the Afghan war on its soil and has given great sacrifices in war on terror. Pakistani authorities called a national security meeting in light of Trump’s tweet. Pakistan wants the world to recognize its efforts and sacrifices. Pakistan has suffered the most. No other country has given so ...