US, Feb. 28 -- A temporary and fragile ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which was intended to curb violence between the two countries, witnessed frequent violations, and the rift seems to be deepening as the latter has declared "open war" against the former following renewed clashes along the shared border. Pakistan has not only accused the Afghan Taliban of harboring the anti-Pakistani militants, it has previously carried out airstrikes against the Teherik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) targets in Afghanistan's Paktika province, which led to rounds of attacks and counterattacks. Countries such as Qatar, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia have made efforts to broker peace between them. But no efforts have ensured any slackening of ties betwee...