Yeah, I thought about that.
However, Afghanistan already was a hellhole under the Taliban, and the Soviet commies before that. A century or two before, too. Ask the Brits.
Shoot, ask Alexander the Great, except he’s dead.
Considering the murderous, heroin growing, wife beating/boy raping culture that prevails, there's nothing worth preserving there, it needs to be fumigated.
Neutron the cities, blow up every mosk, and turn the real estate over to the persecuted Christians in the region.
Give them lots of whatever they need to start a decent civilization.
Change the name to something unrelated...new and positive.