▁mostly ▁settled ▁along ▁the ▁Pe ch ▁River , ▁the ▁district ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁P ash ai - spe aking ▁Kor eng alis ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Kor eng al ▁Valley . ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁large ▁cap ill ary ▁valle ys , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Kor eng al ▁and ▁Sh ury ak . ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 3 ▁big ▁villages , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁valle ys ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁district . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁tim ber ▁market . ▁People ▁are ▁generally ▁poor . ▁Farm ing ▁and ▁animal ▁husband ry ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁sources ▁of ▁income . ▁Health ▁care ▁and ▁education ▁need ▁improvement . ▁ ▁N ang al am , ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁Pe ch ▁and ▁Way gal ▁rivers , ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁Form er ly ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁speak ers ▁of ▁a ▁Pe ch ▁Valley ▁D ard ic ▁( Ind ic ) ▁language ▁called ▁N ang al ami , ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Afghan ▁troops ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁re built , ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁pre domin antly ▁Saf i ▁Pas ht uns . ▁The ▁major ▁coal ition ▁base ▁of ▁Camp ▁B less ing ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁N ang al am ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁affected ▁by ▁extensive ▁fires ▁which ▁burn ed ▁through ▁thousands ▁of ▁acres ▁of ▁forest ▁in ▁the ▁D ara ▁Pe ch ▁Valley , ▁disp la cing ▁some ▁ 3