Kabul, June 22: Afghanistan's state-run news agency is reporting that at least 155 people have been killed in an earthquake in the country's eastern Paktika province.

Information remained scarce otherwise on the magnitude 6 earthquake that struck. Earthquake in Afghanistan: At Least 155 Killed After Quake of Magnitude 6.1 Hits Eastern Paktika Province.

The Bakhtar news agency separately reported rescuers were arriving by helicopter.

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