"reconstruction aid"

[Alphathree33]

Canada just announced another $200M for Afghanistan reconstruction.

I wonder if building is cheaper there (e.g. lower wages, lower prices on raw materials, less advanced structures needed) or higher (e.g. have to import all of the goods/workers, security concerns, etc.)

 

[potato28]

Are they hiring Canadians or Afganistanians? Most likely if it's the Afgan's, the wages will be lower and then they can build more buildings.

 

[misle]

It doesn't look like Afganistan has a whole lot of natural resources that can be used as building supplies. A lot of stuff is probably being shipped it.

 

[compnovice]

Originally posted by: misle
It doesn't look like Afganistan has a whole lot of natural resources that can be used as building supplies. A lot of stuff is probably being shipped it.

But then, their houses aren't made of wood, they don't have central heat, thay don't need a 100 light bulbs in one room, jsu plain basic housing...

I bet they can find almost all the material in Afghanistan itself...

 

[Kadarin]

It would certainly cost more if you have to continuously rebuild things that suicide bombers keep blowing up.