President Joe Biden addressed the American public on Friday for the second time this week to defend his administration’s handling of the US pullout from Afghanistan. Biden said the American military is working to speed up the evacuation of US citizens, permanent residents, and Afghans who are potential targets for the Taliban. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.
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