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Surrender of Dost Mohammad Khan, Kabul, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. Dost Mohammed Khan, ruler of Afghanistan, surrendering to William MacNaghten (1793-1841) taking his morning ride outside Kabul with an escort of soldiers. MacNaghten was shot by Akbar Khan, Dost Mohammad Khan's son, on 23 December 1841. The British fought the Anglo-Afghan Wars in an attempt to block the expansion of Russia's sphere of influence towards India. From Sketches in Afghanistan by James Atkinson. (London, 1842).