The Taliban government has dismissed Naqibullah Dehqanzada, the Afghan Consul in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), and shut down the Afghan Consulate in the city.
Taliban’s Foreign Ministry ceased the consulate's operations on December 15, 2025; photo: Afghanistan International.The Taliban government has dismissed Naqibullah Dehqanzada, the Afghan Consul in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), and shut down the Afghan Consulate in the city.