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Re:Sigmund Jähn, the first German to travel into space by walrus01 on Sunday October 21, 2018 @05:38PM (#18270453)
The first and only Afghan in space now lives in Germany. He was an officer in the soviet-created air force in the 80s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Ahad_Mohmand

When Anousheh Ansari went to space as a paid "tourist", first Iranian in space, it was on like page 10 of Iranian newspapers in Tehran, because she is both an American citizen and quite firmly a political opponent of the current Iranian government system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anousheh_Ansari

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