He was soon attached to the entourage of the amir's eldest son, Habib Ullah Khan, at the recommendation of one of his teachers, Mullah Sarwar Ishaq'zai. Kateb accompanied the prince from Kabul to Jalalabad in 1311/1893-94.
Kateb was placed under the care of Habib Ullah Khan, the Amir's eldest son, after being recommended by his teacher, Mullah Sarwar Ishaq'zai. He accompanied the prince from Kabul to Jalalabad in 1311/1893-94.