US / UN-verification angle
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Washington Times · United States · Sharif puts 'the ball in the Taliban's court' as the Afghan border war reignites
Centres the UN mission's confirmation of 13 civilian deaths, lending the Taliban's casualty claim international corroboration and shifting the frame from Pakistan's counter-terror justification to the civilian toll.
“UN mission in Afghanistan confirms 13 civilians died in Pakistani airstrikes.”