terms of the agreement to the assembled leaders. Akbar Khan interrupted Macnaghten and demanded the British leave the following day with no safe conduct being promised by the Afghans due to the fact that they saw them as "invaders and infidels" and were not entitled to such guarantees. Possibly in reference to Auckland presented Dost Mohammad an Ultimatum, either to go to Lahore and submit to Ranjit Singh, or be invaded. Akbar Khan's interruptions and counter-demands did not go well with the other leaders in the meeting, he was told to remain quiet for the remainder of the treaty being read out. When Macnaghten finished reading the terms, the leaders calmly debated the pros and cons with a Jirga being held. After two hours, the common consensus was that the terms would be agreed upon minor changes. The evacuation of British forces would occur in three days and Lieutenant Trevor, who had accompanied Macnaghten would act as a hostage and liaison officer between the two sides. The meeting ended though not officially signed or sealed, however the Afghans saw it as binding due to the consensus of the Jirga. Macnaghten now had to justify what was essentially tantamount to surrender to both Auckland and Shah Shuja, where as per usual, the king was not notified of such negotiations even having taken place. In what was going to be his last letter to Auckland and was not completed, he argued that he had no choice to accept the terms as it was the only way to secure safe passage for the army. Since it was incapable of fighting to Jalalabad, or even beyond to the Khyber pass. When Shah Shuja was informed of the agreement, he was infuriated and refused to abdicate to return to India. As he saw it, it was a betrayal from his British allies, with the treaty they had signed three years earlier being broken. As per the agreement, all British and Indian forces had to withdraw to from the Bala Hissar to the cantonment. Once this was completed, Akbar Khan and other leaders would be admitted to see Shah Shuja to discuss his future as the head of state in Kabul. Akbar Khan realized this opportunity, with the ability to seize one of the strongest forts in Kabul, to depose or even kill Shah Shuja, and defy all his rivals. As a result, Akbar Khan persuaded