The TIME magazine introduction to Mahboob was written by Sheryl Sandberg who is the chief operating officer of Facebook and the author of "Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead".

[14][15] In May 2011, she was included in an inaugural class of seven Afghan entrepreneurs as part of the Herat Information Technology Program, an offshoot of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan, which was founded by Paul Brinkley, the former deputy undersecretary of defense, in 2010.

[16] ACSC developed software according to specific requirements that are defined by clients, which are government ministries, universities, and international organizations in Afghanistan.

[21] She established the non-profit organization Digital Citizen Fund (DCF) in 2012 to improve Afghan women’s technological and financial literacy.

After the Fall of Kabul in 2021, she was involved in the evacuation of Afghan Girls Robotic team members and families through contact with the Qatari government.

The project aims to show the world the new face of Afghanistan by broadcasting current event videos, interviews, and news clips as well as archival material directly from Afghan Youth Development.

Mahboob and Film Annex are working to build internet classrooms in Afghan schools to connect children to the world and dissuade them from joining the Taliban.

[1][9][28] On 18 November 2013, Senator John Kerry wrote an essay for Politico, detailing his experience meeting Roya Mahboob, CEO of the software development firm Citadel as well as the current changes being led by Afghan women in a variety of social areas.

While on the global landscape, Afghanistan still has much work to do, Senator Kerry indicates Mahboob's success as one key female figure is a great step toward bringing about lasting peace and prosperity.