She returned to her native country Afghanistan in 2003 and became a permanent resident in the country. She decided to return to her motherland after the September 11, 2001 attack in the US and vowed to reconstruct and develop her native country Afghanistan. On her return to Afghanistan, she served as a manager of the Women's Income Generation Project for Afghans for Civil Society. She pioneered and spearheaded as a prominent activist with Women's Income Generation Project for Afghans for Civil Society by providing social programs and activities for women who resided in Kandahar City. She was chosen as one of the 18 finalists for the CNN 2007 Hero Award and was also selected by &lt;a href="Radio%20Free%20Europe/Radio%20Liberty"&gt;Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty&lt;/a&gt; as the "Personality or the Week".