and a vast store of ammunitions. Dost Mohammad Khan's consolidation campaigns (1843-1844) Seeking to begin consolidation of his territory following his resumption of Amirship, he attempted to see the effect of reforms the new army had by sending them on military campaigns. Sardar Afzal Khan and Akbar Khan were sent into the Kunar to subdue the Khan of Bajaur, only to abandon the campaign as a result of fierce resistance. Dost Mohammad Khan then sent Akram Khan in a campaign in the Hazarajat. Akram Khan brought Behsud, Dai Zangi, Day Kundi, and Bamiyan under Dost Mohammad Khan's rule, successfully subjugating much of the Hazarajat regions. When Akram Khan returned to Kabul, he was given large sums of cash for his successful conquest. Situation in the Hindu Kush (1844-1849) In early 1844, Mir Wali of Khulm came to Kabul to re-affirm his alliance with Dost Mohammad, also bringing news that disturbed the balance of power in the region. Yar Mohammad Khan, who had taken control of Herat after deposing Kamran Shah Durrani, had defeated the Sunni Hazaras of Qala e Naw and was preparing to invade the Chahar Wilayat. In this end, he signed a treaty with the ruler of Bukhara, who agreed to assist Yar Mohammad in his conquest in return for recognition of Bukharan hegemony over all territory from Aqcha to Qataghan. Even more alarming to Dost Mohammad was the claim Mir Wali made that when Balkh fell, Yar Mohammad and Nasrullah Khan of Bukhara planned to march on Kabul and depose Dost Mohammad Khan and place Yar Mohammad on the throne. Dost Mohammad Khan took this threat seriously and prompted Mir Wali to pre-empt a move by occupying Balkh in Dost Mohammad Khan's name. Mir Wali, however, was not prepared to risk a war with Herat and Bukhara, and refused. Mir Wali then appealed to Dost Mohammad Khan for military assistance, to which Dost Mohammad demanded an Afghan Hakim to reside in Khulm. Mir Wali rejected this as it would take away his own sovereignty and traditional autonomy as ruler of Khulm, and rejected this demand as well. This led to further diminished relations between the Mir Wali and Dost Mohammad Khan. When Mir Wali was allowed to return to Khulm, he ordered the name of the Khan of Bukhara to be read in the Khutbah, an action that provided Dost Mohammad the Casus belli to invade Balkh.