During the Afghan War of Independence in 1919, the area was part of the Chatral front of the war where the Afghans invaded British India and were led to victory over the British Empire and its Raj Subjects by Ghazi Mir Zaman Khan.

[3] Ethnically most residents are Khowar, and Gawar-Bati[4] is the language spoken by the majority of the people in Arandu.

As Arandu has a low elevation and is the last village in Chitral District on the traditional trade route to Kabul, locally this language is also known as Aranduiwar.

The Drosh-Jalalabad Road, including water traffic along the Kunar, used to be part of a major trade route from India to Kabul.

The Lowari Range is across the Kunar to the north and west, while Mount Raskarla rises to 2,432 metres (7,979 ft) four kilometers to the east.