to his statement: “We ejected the Dost, who never offended us, in support of our policy, of which he was the victim”. Following the surrender of Dost Mohammad and his exile to India, the resistance that rose in Kohistan slowly died out, with resistance fighters returning waiting dormantly. However, Sale's scorched earth policy of burning villages, cropyards, vineyards, orchards, and more were unsettling the populace. As described by Jonathan Lee, “awaiting a spark to ignite the flames”. Akbar Khan, Dost Mohammad's son, took refuge with Muhammad Shah Khan, his father-in-law, and head of the Babakr Khel Ghilzais of Laghman. While two more of Dost Mohammad's sons, Azam Khan and Sher Ali were in Zurmast. Despite the threat posed by these Sardars and more, Macnaghten allowed Jabbar Khan and Muhammad Zaman Khan to remain in Kabul, where they attempted to undermine Shah Shuja's authority in secret intrigue with the Ghilzais. Rise of tensions between Shah Shuja and the British (1840-1841) Following the victory in Kohistan, Macnaghten and Burnes exploited this to accuse Mullah Shakar, Shah Shuja's Wazir, of intentionally inciting the revolt. As a result, they pushed for Shah Shuja to replace Mullah Shakar with Mohammad Osman Khan, son of Wafadar Khan, and the man who was responsible for killing Dost Mohammad's father, Payindah Khan Barakzai. Shah Shuja had multiple reasons to not trust Osman Khan, as he was a Kamran Khel Sadozai, and hence, a rival for his throne, to which he could press the claim any time he wished. This appointment of Osman Khan was a de facto coup, as he was an excellent source of inside information, where after every court session, he would return with information to Macnaghten and await tasks to do for the day. Macnaghten's and Burnes's affirmation of Osman Khan as Wazir further reinforced the idea that Shah Shuja was just king in name, as Shah Shuja also publicly complained about his little power. Shah Shuja went as far as to reinforce this claim by sending petitioners to Burnes and Macnaghten instead of dealing with their issues himself. Burnes continued going into area's of where the King should have complete power over, including plans for reform of the military and state finances and taxation. More often following this, Burnes did not consult Shah Shuja or his ministers about such, as a result, continuing to reinforce the divide and increasing tensions. A similar case occurred