Pakistan, March 9 -- "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln's timeless words ring eerily true for Afghanistan today, a nation fractured by internal turmoil while its leaders stoke the fires of regional instability. The recent spike in tensions along the Torkham-Jalalabad border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is not just a clash over territory; it's a glaring reflection of the Afghan Taliban's frantic efforts to divert attention from the terrorism flourishing under their watch.

Heavy gunfire and the use of artillery by Afghan border forces have become disturbingly frequent, despite Pakistan's persistent appeals for calm and dialogue. The latest clash arose from the Taliban's insistence on constructing infrastruct...