In 1955 the Garm oblast was abolished and the land was redistributed to the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Oblast and the Regions under Republican Subordination Oblast. The Gharmis continued to have a distinct clan identity in Tajikistan and when the Civil War in Tajikistan broke out in the newly independent country in 1992 many Gharmis sided with the Islamic opposition.
In 1955, the Garm region was eliminated, and its territory was reallotted to the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Region and the Regions under Republican Control. The Gharmis maintained their unique clan identity in Tajikistan and when the Civil War in Tajikistan erupted in 1992, many Gharmis allied with the Islamic opposition.