ROD NORDLAND, New York Times

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An announcer riles up the audience before a dogfight in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan

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Daesh convoy crosses Syria with Russian help

US-led coalition stops surveilling convoy at the request of Russian authorities

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