Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988). Afghan cosmonaut and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand, left, with his wife, center, and his daughter during their discharge from the maternity hospital. Background: his backup, Mohammad Dauran, and Soviet cosmonaut Yury Malyshev, second right.20.08.1988#6610582
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988) before a splashdown drill. From left: Afghan cosmonaut and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand and Soviet cosmonaut and researcher, doctor Valery Polyakov.01.08.1988#6610590
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988) before a splashdown drill. From left: Afghan cosmonaut and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand and Soviet cosmonaut and researcher, doctor Valery Polyakov.01.08.1988#6610588
Yury Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988). Afghan cosmonaut and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand, center, and his backup Mohammad Dauran in the cockpit of a simulator spacecraft.02.03.1988#6610592