heavy economic losses for the British East India Company who spent Millions of pounds in funding the war, this also in particular became a large issue early in the war, and forced Macnaghten to attempt to cut a lot of spending, the economic consequences were so severe that the East India Company was plunged into debt and with a severe budget deficit. British Military prestige was also hurt from the war as it was believed that Kabul, and Afghanistan in general was a weak and uncivilized nation, combined with the heavy loss of life and senior officers, however many officers would gain experience from this and later benefit off of this experience in the later Sepoy mutiny. Politically, Sadozai power was essentially eliminated, as this was the last attempt for a Sadozai to try and seize the throne of Afghanistan again. The Barakzais from then on remained the complete hegemon over the throne of Afghanistan. Dost Mohammad Khan was also allowed to return to Afghanistan following the withdrawal. Dost Mohammad, alongside Akbar Khan and Mir Masjidi would become "national" heros of Afghanistan. The Afghan capital's diplomatic quarter is also named after Wazir Akbar Khan, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul. Return to Rule and Unification of Afghanistan (October 1842-9 June 1863) In October 1842, Dost Mohammad was permitted to return to Afghanistan. He moved by Shikarpur and Lahore, and entered Afghanistan by the Khyber, resuming his government in 1843. According to Katib Hazarah, when Dost Mohammad Khan returned to Kabul, the city held celebration for seven-days and was crowned again at the beginning of 1843. Upon his return to the throne of Kabul, his sphere of influence was much smaller then prior to the British invasion. Apart from Kabul itself, he only had control over Jalalabad and Ghazni proper. The Kohistani chiefs had grown to a powerful position and began collecting revenue on their own behalf, while Behsud capitalized off the interregnum to seize independence for itself. Dost Mohammad's first priorities upon returning to rule was to reassert his country which was devastated by war. Kabul was in ruins as a result of fighting and the destruction caused by the Army of Retribution. The rich agricultural regions of the Koh Daman and Tagab were devastated by Sale's scorch earth policy, and trade was also at a stand-still, with the Hindu Baniyas having fled back to British India upon British withdrawal, taking their