Abdul Ahad Momand, first Afghan in space, dies at 67 in Germany
- KABUL, Afghanistan -- Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan ’s first citizen in space, has died at age 67, his family and friends said.
- A national hero, Momand died from cancer on June 21 in a hospital in Stuttgart, Germany, where he had lived since leaving Afghanistan in 1992 during the civil war.
- “I am deeply saddened by the sudden death of Afghanistan’s first and only astronaut, Abdul Ahad Momand,” former President Ashraf Ghani wrote on X.
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- KABUL, Afghanistan -- Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan ’s first citizen in space, has died at age 67, his family and friends said.
- A national hero, Momand died from cancer on June 21 in a hospital in Stuttgart, Germany, where he had lived since leaving Afghanistan in 1992 during the civil war.
- “I am deeply saddened by the sudden death of Afghanistan’s first and only astronaut, Abdul Ahad Momand,” former President Ashraf Ghani wrote on X.
Sources: ABC News