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so close was the co-operation of these two young warriors, that
those events which were considered as most dangerous and
important, were all entrusted to Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan. This co-
operation lasted tiil Afghanistan was rid of the aggressors, and Amir
Dost Mohamed Khan once again arrived in Afghanistan in the
month of Ramazan of the year 1258. A. H. (1842. A. D. ) and
in 1259. A. H. occupied the throne of Afghanistan.
With the disappearance of the English aggressors from Afgha-
nistan the first phase of the activities of Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan
terminated. The return of Amir Dost Mohamed Khan, however,
persuaded him along with Sirdar Mohamed Zaman Khan to bid for
the Emirate of Afghanistan.
Sirdar Mohamed Akbar Khan, seeing the whole hearted support
that he had all along received from Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan,
gave promise to his cousin and companion of many battles that he
(Sultan Ahmed Khan) shall receive the governership of the northern
regions of the Hindu-Kush. Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan was content
with this offer, but in effect he thought of greater things for him
self. When, however, Amir Dost Mohamed Khan sat on the throne
of Afghanistan, he heard, of course, of Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan's-
ambitions, and quite naturally did not like another rival. It is also
related that this difficulty was due to some personal motives which
were further inflamed by the intriguers at the court. Sirdar Sultan
Ahmed Khan's point of view was that as he had performed national
service, he obviously deserved his reward. But very probably the
reason of the animosity between him and the Amir was due to the
foreign policy of the country, for the Sirdar did not consider the
attitude of the Amir towards the English as desirable, for the Sir-
dar had, different ideas as to what the English wanted in pursuit
of their imperialist policy in the east. In any case discord arose
between the Amir and the Sirdar. A letter written by Sirdar
Sultan Ahmed Khan to the King of Persia was captured by Sirdar
Sultan Mohamed Khsn-another brother of Amir Dost Mohamed
Khan-and this occasioned the flight of Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan
and his taking refuge at the Qajjar court.
Those were the times when the Persian king showed interest in
the claims of the descendent of Vazir Yar Mohamed Khan Alakozay, and
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