After she began writing her posts, everything changed.
Fatima says started getting comments and responses from her new online friends. In 2020, one of them a man known as Big Tom reached out to her saying he was going to be traveling in Afghanistan and would she be interested in showing him around in Herat?
She said yes. They went to the Herat Citadel, to the National Museum and to a traditional tea house.
Tom recommended her to someone else, and Fatima continued to get work by word of mouth. Eventually she came to the attention of Untamed Borders, a boutique travel agency that specializes in trips to more inaccessible areas.
She s the first female tour guide in Afghanistan, but she s determined not to be the last
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