Khan had his fort Mahmudabad demolished near Kushk-I Nakhud, it was rumored that Muhammad Saddiq left for Turkey, however he had withdrawn to Baluchistan. His brothers Sultan Ali and Muhammad Umar alongside Khushdil Khan were camped at Mala Khan in Garmsir with 600 horsemen after a failed conspiracy against Dost Mohammad. Shortly after this, Rahmdil Khan himself also left Kandahar and plundered a grain caravan that was on route to Kandahar. Dost Mohammad attempted to silence critics by imprisoning religious dignitaries including Sahibzada Gudri, Qazi Ghulam, and Akhundzada Azizullah. This only worsened his stability over the domain of Kandahar, as the remaining Ulama of Kandahar voiced their opinions of Dost Mohammad and declared Jihad against him. Dost Mohammad Khan's situation in Kandahar cooled tensions after Hafiz Ji led successful negotiations against Rahmdil Khan, and managed to induce him alongside all his sons, excluding Muhammad Alam Khan to all return to Kandahar. During this time, one of Dost Mohammad Khan's sons, Muhammad Sharif Khan defeated Muhammad Umar and his companions were brought to Kandahar. Dost Mohammad Khan also induced Muhammad Saddiq Khan after he gave up his resistance in Baluchistan and returned to Kandahar in early August. With the open rebellion ended, Dost Mohammad Khan faced other issues such as meeting the expectations of Rahmdil Khan's annual revenues for their loyalty to the regime. During his negotiations with Hafiz Ji, he negotiated for 500,000 rupees in exchange for giving up claim of Kandahar to Haidar Khan. Despite this settlement, the agreed revenues fell short to 1,000 Rupees per month, and in 1857, it was increased to 80,000 rupees. The resistance of the Qandahar Sardars began again when Dost Mohammad Khan left the city in September 1856. In early October, Haidar Khan reported to Kabul that Muhammad Saddiq Khan took advantage of the Persian siege of Herat to seize the city of Farah from its governor, Khairullah Khan. In a letter to Mirakhor Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Saddiq threatened to hand the city of Farah over to the Persians unless his demands were met that Ghulam Khan restore his old Jagir, assisted in rebuilding the fort of Mahmudabad, along with 500 houses destroyed by Dost Mohammad, and an allowance of 8,000 rupees. Haidar Khan responded by sending Jalal al-Din Khan (son of Akbar Khan) with 2,000 cavalry, one infantry regiment, and six guns to Farah. Muhammad Saddiq Khan raised a force equally as