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this Russian envoy and the English Agent Burns both arrived in Kabul
about the same time .
Amir Doust Mohamed Khan viewing the help rendered to the Siks
and an incitement to them to inroad Afghanistan showed his inclina-
tion to the Russians; and the English without taking the trouble of this
reason which was at the bottom of the Amir's policy under the guise
of a help to Shahshuja aggressed against Afghanistan. Sirdar Kohin
Dil Khan, assisted by his brothers, defended the country against the
aggressors; but the treachery of Haji Khan Kakari and his surrund-
ering to Shah Shuja, opened the gate of Afghanistan to the English
forces of Agression. Sirdar Kohin Dil Khan, who due to the internal
strife could not go either to Herat or to Kabul; took refuse at the
court of the Persians, by flying by way of Seistan and the valley
of Hermond .
During the period of four years of the English occupation of
Afghanistan, the various parts of the country, like Kabul, Kand-
ahar, and Jalalabad were naturally held by Shah Shuja.
From the second of November 1841,A.D. till the middle of
1842. A.D. when Kabul and Ghazni were freed; the English forces
held Kandahar. Rawlinson, the English political agent wanted to
send the foreign troops from Kandahar to Kabul and Herat.
General Nott and Major Rawlinson, the military and political
agents of the English prior to the avocuation from Kandahar, and
the meeting with English forces at Kabul for the purpose of
leaving the country by way of the eastern reaches of the land;
resolved to play a last political game and to isolate Kabul from
both Kandahar and Herat; and to continue their hold when he had
left the country through working under the guise of the sons of
Shah Shuja. With a view to this, first of all they put prince
Timour as a king: but as he had observed that the collaps
of the Sadozai was complete, refused to accept the English offer.
After that the throne was offered to the second son of Shah Shuja,
one named Safdar Jung; and placed one named Sirdar Mohamed
Quli Khan as his minister.
Even all this no amalgamation and co-operation between the
Barakzais and the Saduzais could be made; for four Months had
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