Meanwhile, the other half of the pincer attack defeated the Pathans at Malakand Pass and crossed Lowari Top into Chitral, with deaths from altitude sickness and cases of snow blindness. Many British army officers first became famous thorough this military expedition into Chitral. One was elected to the British Parliament on the strength of this. During the recent War in Afghanistan, these high mountain passes into Chitral, which are mostly in the 12,000 to 14,000 foot range, were extensively used by the Afghan freedom fighters and refugees, because the Soviet Army could never occupy or close them. Richard Strand, a linguist with the University of Chicago, did extensive work with the Nuristanis across the boarder in Afghanistan.
Strand is completely fluent in the Nuristani language.
However, Strand never published his work, although he often said that he was going to do so some day. I have not heard from Strand in years. Nuristani is also classified as a Dardic language. You can very clearly see in Honzagool where the legend that these people come from Alexander the Great derives from.