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flag The U.S. is closing its Peshawar consulate for $7.5M in annual savings, relocating services to Islamabad and other cities.

flag The U.S. State Department will permanently close its consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, its closest diplomatic mission to the Afghan border, citing $7.5 million in annual savings and no harm to U.S. national interests. flag The move, part of a broader federal downsizing effort initiated under the Trump administration and under review for over a year, will relocate consular services to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and consulates in Karachi and Lahore. flag The Peshawar consulate, which employed 18 U.S. and 89 local staff, served as a key operations hub for overland access to Afghanistan and a point of contact for U.S. citizens and Afghan nationals. flag Closing costs will total $3 million, including $1.8 million to relocate armored trailers used as temporary offices. flag The State Department confirmed that all core missions, including citizen assistance and foreign aid oversight, will continue uninterrupted.

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