In Afghanistan, an entrepreneur adopted Bitcoin in 2013 to pay her employees who worked remotely from home. Bitcoin was introduced as an alternative to an archaic payment system called Hawala, full of flaws and lack of trust from recipients.
As the story advances, we can also see enthusiasts weren't totally prepared to adopt BTC, as they went into Bitcoin with more funds they could afford to lose, suffering severe losses once Bitcoin entered bearish seasons back then.
It is too far in the past and it is when Bitcoin adoption is very small than now. The lack of well-preparation for adoption in this story is similar to what happened with many retailed merchants and entrepreneurs in El Salvador months after Bitcoin Legal Tender in that country. They did not prepare their business management plan like how they will receive, store their business treasury in Bitcoin as well as how they can convert it to fiat currency or stable coin in order to avoid market volatility.
a decade later i think it’s possible now that people have improved their understanding of bitcoin and is now ready to properly adopt bitcoin into their lives there’s more information now about things you just mentioned so it’s easier for people to follow unlike before where bitcoin was seen as some niche internet technology