In 1988, Abdul Ahad Mohmand became the first Afghan to reach space, spending nine days aboard the Mir space station.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ˈæbdʊl ˈæhæd mˈoʊmænd bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ˈæfɡæn tə ɹˈiːtʃ spˈeɪs, spˈɛndɪŋ nˈaɪn dˈeɪz ɐbˈoːɹd ðə mˈɪɹ spˈeɪs stˈeɪʃən.