Film

Forgotten Spaceman

202616mDocumentary

Director: Elham Ehsas
Year: 2026

In 1988, Abdul Ahad Momand became Afghanistan's first and only astronaut. From orbit, he called his mother, making Pashto the fourth language spoken in space. Below him, his nation was collapsing.

Top cast

Abdul Ahad Mohmand

Self

Elham Ehsas

Self

Nazifa Ehsas

Self

Bahram Ehsas

Self

Directed by

Elham Ehsas

Written by

Elham Ehsas

Produced by

Lorraine Bhattachary