amanullah, in kandahar, under pressure from the tribesmen, formally rescinds his abdication and again proclaims himself king. at the same time a force favourable to him begins to concentrate at ghazni, between kandahar and kabul. the tribes in the eastern part of the country also show no disposition to acknowledge habibullah, partly because they look upon him with suspicion as being a tajik and not a true pashtun, partly because they prefer to be independent. thus the new amir's authority extends to only a comparatively small part of the country, comprising chiefly kabul and the district north of it, where his own tribesmen reside. himself being illiterate, he has no sympathy with the reforms of amanullah, and restores the old regime in kabul.