why do nuristanis look european???

[Sarbani]

They haven't mixed. Pashtuns and Tajiks look different because we heavily mixed with outsiders whereas the Nuristanis, who are in a more isloated mountainous place, haven't mixed are more pure blooded.

[Dhillon]

Because they always were european to begin with.



They are the left over nordic of greece though now they are mixed but not most of them

That is mostly untrue, very little Greek genes are spread in this region.

[torkham]

Because they always were european to begin with.

They are the left over nordic of greece though now they are mixed but not most of them

There is no nordic in greece! Apart form tourists and migrants.

[torkham]

Please look at Nordics, like Scandanavians, and really compare them to Nuristanis - then comment on Nuristani 'Nordic' features. Look at Abdul Qadir Nuristani or Yusuf Nuristani. These guys are from prominent Nuristanis families have an established Nuristani heritage, predating Islam, and no doubt converts, of the upper echelons - the Janadari family. They resemble Balkans, but it doesn't mean they are from the Balkans or Caucuses.
Alexander was in Africa, Levant, and there are noticeably more "nordic" looking people (basically fair skins and non-black brown eyes) there (so called white Arabs) and there is no hu-ha about Nordic Greek ancestry. Infact the stereotypical perception of Greek is olive skin and brown eyes - far from stereotypical Nordic!

I thinks its the variety of human features of afghans. I've seen plenty green/gray/blueish eyes, very white skin amongst Tajiks AND pashtuns (and Nuristani). Even the pakistani "pathan" have noticeably more green/blue eye heritage then their non pashtun gwandai. It's a genetic feature of our people.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

There is no nordic in greece! Apart form tourists and migrants.

anyway,nuristani are most probably the first cousin of kalash people of chitral.

And i do know alot of pashtuns have coloured eyes and hairs but not in as much frequency as much they are (kalash/nuristani)

The only tribe of pashtuns i have seen across both pakistan and afghanistan with features resembling nuristani/kalash are dawar(majoirty of them) of waziristan.the rest are all mix and look like each other

[kanishka]

There is no nordic in greece! Apart form tourists and migrants.

There are Nordic greeks but the olive skin and dark hair is typical greek....

[asad71]

The question also is why do Europeans look Nuristanis?

[Karachi]

Looks and dna are different. Looks wise Nuristanis/Kalash are european looking, yet dna wise they are closer to Indians then they are to Europeans