Elphinstone to march to Kabul, as Kohistan had risen in revolt. Sale's brigade, however, was in no shape to push to Kabul, having lost most of their officers and with hundreds dead or wounded. Sale's situation was not presented much better as they were running low on ammunition, and most of the baggage they had was abandoned or looted. After consulting with his senior officers, Sale decided to ignore the orders from Elphinstone, and instead marched to Jalalabad, taking its key fort and strengthening it's defences. And while Sale battled his way to Jalalabad, Macnaghten was celebrating and congratulating himself on the defeat of the Ghilzai revolt, as with this, he believed he and Elphinstone, who was now facing troubles with Gout would be returning to India shortly. As a result, at the beginning of November, Eldred Pottinger, who was the political officer in Charikar, wrote to Macnaghten that Mir Masjidi Khan and Sultan Muhammad Khan of Nijrab had revolted, he did not take the threat seriously, and remarked that once the tribesmen had heard of the Ghilzai defeat at Qalat-I-Ghilzai, they would surrender. Macnaghten did not realize the threat of the situation, and that the Kohistan uprising was as a result of the meetings in Kabul six weeks prior to revolt against the British. This “revolt” however, soon changed, as Mir Masjidi had declared Jihad. On 1 November, Mir Masjidi's forces overran Aq Sarai, also cutting off its only line of retreat to Kabul. Mir Masjidi then set out for Kabul with five hundred men, while 2,000 more were sent to support Muhammad Safi, who was marching on Laghmani. These rapid attacks by Mir Masjidi led to Old Charikar and Laghmani to be encircled by over 20,000 men total. As a result, on 3 November, Pottinger agreed to meet with the rebels, with his assistant Rattray. Unbeknownst to him however, it was a trap, where Rattray was shot in the back and killed, however, Pottinger returned to Laghmani unharmed. With no relief coming, Pottinger abandoned Laghmani and withdrew to old Charikar, however, not long after, Charikar was also besieged, with its water supply diverted. When Codrington attempted a sortie to secure water, he was shot dead and Pottinger was wounded in the foot. Despite lack of water, the British garrison held out for a week, repelling all attempts to seize the fort. On 9 November, a "friendly sayyid" was