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Guests from America and Afghanistan celebrate at a birthday party on Basir Mohmand and Basira Saai’s last night in Lincoln visiting their children, grandchildren and Basir’s American brother Dave Wilson (bottom left) and his family. Wilson helped Mohmand’s daughters flee Afghanistan and settled them in apartments a few minutes from his home.

Cindy Lange-Kubick, Flatwater Free Press

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Basir Mohmand (left) stands with Dave Wilson atop Wilson's apartment building in Kandahar during his Peace Corps service in Afghanistan in the 1970s. 

COURTESY PHOTO

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Dave Wilson (left) and Basir Mohmand check out a camel on an outing into the desert during Wilson's Peace Corps stint in Afghanistan during the 1970s. 

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Dave Wilson (left) stands with Basir Mohmand in Kabul during his first time back to Afghanistan in 2007 — 30 years after the two first met during Wilson’s stint in the Peace Corps. 

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Dave Wilson poses for a photo with his friend Basir Mohmand and his wife Basira at their home in Lashkargah, Afghanistan, in 1978. 

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Basir Mohmand (left) stands with Dave Wilson, the man he has referred to as his brother since the 1970s, at Wilson's Lincoln home on Oct. 23. The two met in Afghanistan during Wilson’s stint with the Peace Corps. After more than a decade of turmoil in Afghanistan, the two reconnected and eventually reunited in Germany in 2003.

ERIC GREGORY, Flatwater Free Press

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Lincoln comedians Juli Burney and T. Marni Vos performed at the Lied Center over 27 years ago, they are reuniting for the Witty, Women and Wine charity event for the YWCA on Dec. 5, 2023, in Lincoln.

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Norfolk Catholic's Brandon Kollars (right) and Ben Sousek (left, not pictured) dump water on head coach Jeff Bellar in celebration, after their 41-3 victory over Ord during the Class C-2 state championship, at Memorial Stadium, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

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Norfolk Catholic's Clayton Carney (1) intercepts a pass that was mishandled by Ord's Trent McCain (32) in the second quarter during the Class C-2 state championship at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

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Boone Central's Brogan Benes (7) and Brant Benes (10) break up a pass intended for Wahoo's Sam Marxsen in the third quarter during the Class C-1 state championship at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

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Boone Central head coach Mark Hudson is splashed with water from the water bucket after winning the Class C-1 state championship at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

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Sandhills-Thedford's Rhett McFadden (48), Zeb Wilde (32), and Coby Higgins (3), celebrate after their win over Wynot after the Class D-2 state championship, at Memorial Stadium, on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.

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Sandhills-Thedford's Coby Higgins (3) dives toward the pylon as he attempts to score past Wynot defenders in the second quarter during the Class D-2 state championship, at Memorial Stadium, on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.

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Bennington head coach Kameron Lenhart (center) gets splashed with Gatorade after the Badgers defeated Omaha Skutt in the Class B state championship Monday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Haley Peterson (2) and UC Irvine's Emilie Castagna (28) collide while battling for control of the ball in the second half during an NCAA third-round match at Hibner Stadium, on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.

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Nebraska's Abbey Schwarz (6) celebrates with teammate Eleanor Dale (9) after scoring against UC Irvine during an NCAA Tournament match in November at Hibner Stadium.

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Members of the All-State Chorus perform during their finale concert on Saturday at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

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Jesse and Samantha Beeck from Lincoln alongside their 4-year-old son, James, admire a detailed custom LEGO model of the Nebraska Capitol on display at the Brick Days Fan Expo on Saturday at the Lancaster Event Center.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star

Nebraska's Sadie Waite (left) and Ella Guyott (center) celebrate after Guyott scored the game-winning goal late second half of an NCAA second-round match Friday against Tennessee at Hibner Stadium.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Parkview Christian senior Sienna Ulrich (left) serves her father Brad Ulrich during the school's annual Thanksgiving lunch on Friday. Seniors help cook and serve the lunch as part of a class fundraiser.

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Ben Welch stands next to his 1994 Chevy Suburban, which has racked up over 1 million miles, at Superior Automotive on Thursday in Lincoln.

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Nebraska's Rienk Mast makes an offensive rebound against Stony Brook in the first half Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Marley Anthens (center) and senior Anna Metzger (right) join their classmates in singing Jingle Bells during a musical rehearsal of, "Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!" at Lincoln North Star High School, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Lincoln. North Star is currently the only high School in Lincoln with a Unified Theater class. Students pair up with their unified classmates and walk them through the rehearsal, encouraging them all along the way.

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Nebraska's Callin Hake emerges from the tunnel before the game against Alcorn State on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Nebraska's Rienk Mast (right) falls to the ground in a tangle for the ball with Rider's Mervin James on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 during the first half of the game at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Christy Arfman and her 3-year-old son, Kenzel Mallory, play at their home in Lincoln. Arfman, a single mother, who has battled cancer and an autoimmune disease, is currently unemployed and could use some help this holiday season.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star

Darlene Jansen, 80, touches up her Serving Hands art piece titled "Monarch Butterfly" at 78th and Pioneers Boulevard outside The Monarch hospice, on Monday. Jansen, who owns an art studio and teaches art at Southeast Community College, painted two of the 50 serving hands that dot the city. Jansen said she feels a real connection to her work and enjoys keeping them beautiful. "It is a project that you put your love into," she said. "As long as I am around here I'll touch it up. It warms my heart that I can do something for the community."

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Nebraska volleyball head coach John Cook practices roping with a dummy calf at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln on Sunday after a 3-1 win in a match against Illinois. Cook said he became addicted to calf roping as a hobby after he bought a pair of horses and attended rodeo practice. "It’s a great challenge for me. You’ve gotta be balanced, you’ve gotta have hand-eye coordination, you’ve gotta work with your horse, then you’ve gotta hope that the steer goes straight,” he said. “It’s a really cool hobby — keeps me sharp and competitive.”

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Henry Gonnerman, 10, Augustine Milana, 7, and Iris Gonnerman, 7, (from left) wave their flags outside the Capitol while singing "America the Beautiful" before the start of the Lincoln Veterans Parade on Sunday.

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Maryland defenders try to hold back Nebraska's Ty Robinson (9) as he tackles Maryland's Roman Hemby (24) in the fourth quarter at Memorial Stadium, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.

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Maryland's Beau Brade (2) attempts to tackle Nebraska's Janiran Bonner (16) as he leaps forward past the pylon for a third-quarter touchdown on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule watches Maryland's Jeshaun Jones drop a pass during the second half on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Wahoo's Avery Wieting gestures to the crowd as he celebrates the victory over Sidney during a Class C-1 state semifinal on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Wahoo.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Hay Springs' Gage Mintken (11) stiff arms Parkview Christian's Miles Cole (12) on a third-quarter run during a Class D-6 semifinal game Friday at Parkview Christian.

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Yang Ran performs a Chinese traditional umbrella dance during Maxey Heritage Night at Maxey Elementary School on Thursday.

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Roper Elementary School PTO president Jessie James pushes a hydroponics tower, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at Roper Elementary School.

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From left, One Health coordinator Liz VanWormer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Shabani Muller and undergraduate senior Nikki Klosterman lift a fishing net from a farm pond as they look for bullfrog tadpoles in a farm pond downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2.

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Nebraska's Laney Choboy (6) lays out to make a diving save in the fourth set Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Devaney Sports Center.

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Shelley Goodrich, Tyler Goodrich's mother, holds a candle alongside friends and family members during a candlelight vigil for her son at Pioneers Park on Tuesday. Tyler Goodrich was last seen at his home in the 1000 block of West Burnham Street at about 7:45 p.m. on Friday.

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Denise Craft stands inside her Ashland shop, Flutterby Finds, where she sells a careful curation of antique household items and decorations. The shop also offers space for parties, a patio area and a cocktail bar. 

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Nebraska's Josiah Allick (53) dunks against Lindenwood on Nov. 6 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Lincoln Police Officer Pierce Krouse poses for a portrait Monday near the spot he rescued a woman who was holding onto a capsized kayak at Holmes Lake Park.

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The SkyHawks dogpile on the floor following Omaha Skutt's sweep of Norris in the Class B championship Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

S-E-M’s Taryn Arbuthnot (2) celebrates with Mikah O'Neill after a point against Amherst during Class D-1 championship on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at the Devaney Sports Center.

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Kearney Catholic players celebrate an ace serve by teammate Margaret Haarberg (2) in the second set during the Class Class C-1 championship match, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at the Devaney Sports Center.

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Reflected in a support beam above the floor, Lincoln Lutheran faces off against Clarkson/Leigh in the fourth set during the Class Class C-2 championship match, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at the Devaney Sports Center.

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Lincoln Southwest players, including Malayah Long (center right), celebrate the victory over Bellevue West in a Class A semifinal match Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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A pass intended for Elkhorn South's Luke Hoskinson (7) is broken up by Lincoln East's Dash Bauman (6) in the first quarter during a Class A state quarterfinal game at Elkhorn High School, on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Elkhorn.

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Norris' Anna Jelinek celebrates the victory against Bennington during a Class B semifinal match, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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The Nebraska State Capitol stands tall above the trees as two pedestrians walk side-by-side along Bison Trail on Friday at Pioneers Park in Lincoln.

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Lincoln Lutheran celebrates the match against Elmwood-Murdock during a Class C-2 semifinal match, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Caden Connelly (left) hugs Jill Gable, whose son is a close friend of Connelly, as she arrives for a benefit dinner on Thursday. Connelly, who was diagnosed with with an incurable form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021, is running in the Good Life Halfsy on Sunday to raise money for pediatric oncology patients and their families.

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Papillion-La Vista's Mia Tvrdy (11) and Karlyn Francis (center) celebrate with teammates after their four set win over Papillion-La Vista South during a Class A first-round match, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Lincoln Southwest's Abbie Appleget (21) defends the net as Lincoln Pius X's Sidda Hagedorn hits the ball over in the second set of Wednesday's first-round match at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Malcolm students Delaney Wollberg (center) and Tekamah Bratrsovsky (right) cheer during a Class C-1 first-round match between Malcolm and Pierce on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Omaha Skutt, including Nicole Ott (8, center) and Brooke Banker (9, center left) celebrates a victory over Waverly during a Class B first-round match Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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A general view of the state volleyball tournament, including action from a Class B first-round match between Norris and Scottsbluff, Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Bryan McNeil, riding Julie Jean, nears the finish line on Tuesday during the first race at Legacy Downs at WarHorse in Lincoln. Julie Jean won the race over Inewagallikethat.

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Parkgoers walk on a bridge at Holmes Lake Park surrounded by trees turning into fall colors Monday in Lincoln. The weather continued to be unseasonably cold on Monday, with a high reaching only into the mid-40s. Tuesday will be even colder, with a forecast high of only 37, which would be the coldest Halloween since 2017. A warmup will start on Wednesday, however, with highs reaching the 50s, then into the 60s on Friday and for the weekend.

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Doane's River Johnston battles for control of the ball against Nebraska's Jamarques Lawrence in the first half during an exhibition match at Pinnacle Bank Arena, on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.

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Nebraska's Natalie Potts (22) grabs a rebound while boxing out Dakota Wesleyan's Morgan Edelmam in the second quarter during an exhibition match at Pinnacle Bank Arena, on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.

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Nebraska's Isaac Gifford celebrates his defensive play against Purdue in the third quarter, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska's Thomas Fidone celebrates a second quarter touchdown with Emmett Johnson at Memorial Stadium, on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

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Mason Iekel, 6, from Seward, wears an N face paint while also bundling up for his first Husker game as he walks outside of Memorial Stadium, on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

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A pass intended for Hastings' Landon Hinrichs is broken up by Seward's Sam Sagehorn in the first quarter on Friday at Bulldog Stadium in Seward.

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Nebraska's Ally Batenhorst (14) watches as she scores a kill past Maryland's Sydney Dowler in the first set Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at the Devaney Sports Center.

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Basir Mohmand (left) stands with Dave Wilson, the man he has referred to as his brother since the 1970s, at Wilson's Lincoln home on Oct. 23. The two met in Afghanistan during Wilson’s stint with the Peace Corps. After more than a decade of turmoil in Afghanistan, the two reconnected and eventually reunited in Germany in 2003.

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Basir Mohmand (left) stands with Dave Wilson atop Wilson's apartment building in Kandahar during his Peace Corps service in Afghanistan in the 1970s. 

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Guests from America and Afghanistan celebrate at a birthday party on Basir Mohmand and Basira Saai’s last night in Lincoln visiting their children, grandchildren and Basir’s American brother Dave Wilson (bottom left) and his family. Wilson helped Mohmand’s daughters flee Afghanistan and settled them in apartments a few minutes from his home.

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Dave Wilson (left) and Basir Mohmand check out a camel on an outing into the desert during Wilson's Peace Corps stint in Afghanistan during the 1970s. 

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Dave Wilson (left) stands with Basir Mohmand in Kabul during his first time back to Afghanistan in 2007 — 30 years after the two first met during Wilson’s stint in the Peace Corps. 

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Dave Wilson poses for a photo with his friend Basir Mohmand and his wife Basira at their home in Lashkargah, Afghanistan, in 1978. 

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