Dost Mohammad's Campaign to Jalalabad (1834)

Dost Mohammad's Campaign to Jalalabad (1834)
	Part of Dost Mohammad's campaigns
Date	Early 1834
Location	Nangarhar Province
Result	Barakzai Afghan victory Subjugation of Jalalabad, Bala Bagh, Laghman, and Kunar;
Belligerents
Emirate of Kabul	Amirs of Jalalabad; Kunar; Mohmand Tribe
Commanders and leaders
Dost Mohammad; Akbar Khan; Akram Khan	Mohammad Zaman Khan; Usman Khan ; Sayyid Faqir; Sa'dat Khan Mohmand

Dost Mohammad's Campaign to Jalalabad (1834) took place in Early 1834, prior to the summer invasion of Shah Shuja Durrani in Kandahar. Dost Mohammad Khan wished to raise troops and subjugate the regions around Jalalabad, which was ruled by many different polities, one of the most significant being Mohammad Zaman Khan, who was centred in Jalalabad. This invasion from Dost Mohammad would be opposed by the rulers of Kunar, and the Mohmand tribe.

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