Dara-I-Pech District

While the bulk of the population is Safi Pashtun, who are mostly settled along the Pech River, the district also includes the Pashai-speaking Korengalis in the southern portion of the Korengal Valley.

Formerly inhabited by speakers of a Pech Valley Dardic (Indic) language called Nangalami, the village was destroyed by Afghan troops in 1978.

In 1999 the area was affected by extensive fires which burned through thousands of acres of forest in the Dara Pech Valley, displacing some 300 people.

The New York Times Magazine ran a story by contributing writer Elizabeth Rubin entitled "Battle Company Is Out There" on February 24, 2008.

The book depicts the experiences of an American platoon at COP Honaker Miracle in the Dara-I-Pech District.