At least 255 dead after magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan and killed at least 255 people (Alamy/PA)

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan and killed at least 255 people.

The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the detail and said rescuers were arriving by helicopter in Paktika, some 100 miles south of the capital Kabul.