if he surrendered. Only to be informed that Dost Mohammad was “determined to conquer or fall in the attempt”. The Mir Wali and Murad Beg had sought co-operation, as they believed Dennie posed a threat and could possibly march all the way to Khulm. Dennie, however, was not in a position to do so due to the already overstretched Bamiyan garrison facing shortage of manpower, and as a result, they decided not to garrison Saighan, Kahmard, or Ajar. Threats of a British sponsored attack from Herat by Shah Kamran were a threat, and this forced the Wali of Maimana to pledge allegiance to Shah Shuja's rule. The Reality of Shah Shuja’s situation and his powerbase (September 1840) The desertion of Shah Shuja's men was a blow to British morale, as they lost hope that he could sufficiently raise his own Afghan national army to defend himself, especially since they wished to withdraw many regiments back to India. As a result, the British sent an additional 2,000 troops to help grip Shah Shuja's reign over his unstable populace, and the already overstretched garrisons, especially in cities like Bamiyan. Despite this, Auckland wished to withdraw British troops from Afghanistan, and to leave only one or two regiments. The British now faced the reality that Shah Shuja was not as popular as he was believed to be, especially now that he was having trouble to raise a large army to defend his rule, let alone sufficiently pay for it, as the British had to subsidize the Shah's regiments. Even Mcnaghten had to face this startling reality, as Shah Shuja's power was confined to his courtiers, as not even the Qizilbash, who were the backbone of Sadozai military power after Timur Shah could be trusted due to many of their senior commanders being related by marriage to Payindah Khan and Dost Mohammad. Revolt and Sale’s campaigns in the Koh Daman and Kohistan (September-2 November 1840) The Defeat at Saighan and Mir Wali's treaty with Shah Shuja made Dost Mohammad abandon his attempts of trying to raise an army in Balkh, and instead found allies elsewhere, where he allied with the leaders of the Kohistan rebellion that had tried to depose him prior, from Sultan Muhammad Khan of Nijrab and Mir Hajji. After a year of British occupation, they realized their mistake of opposition toward Dost Mohammad, and now called for his restoration, seeking to