You knew what. I am not a stupid American. I am not Afghan either. Neither was the choice.
One is the Wild West. The other is a bloated feudalistic dystopian mongrelized rip off, in places more violent and with less life expectancy. But let's forget about that. Because in America they pay more for surgery.
We are comparing the gain. In Afghanistan it has almost no taxation, regulation, or a million bullshit laws, no competition. So much easier trading stuff that meets its description. As far as building, the same. This would be in gold or precious metal as Afghanistan has natural reserves. A cheap labour force working largely for food and shelter. Of course you need some local protections and supplies. But any opportunity is far greater. They also have a real simple way of dealing with thieves it often involves death.
Now piss off back to retarded school telling me about how in America you wouldn't be paying far more for it. Because you needed all the materialism foremost and the better security taxing and regulating you. You pay far more for the suppression.