Earthquake in Afghanistan Kills at Least 255 Near Khost, Officials Say

KABUL, Afghanistan — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan overnight, killing 255 people, the country’s state-run Bakhtar news agency said on Wednesday.

The quake struck about 28 miles southwest of the city of Khost, a provincial capital in the country’s southeast,

. The quake struck early Wednesday morning at a depth of about six miles, the agency said.

Raees Hozaifa, the director of information and culture in the eastern…