Biden says allies are not questioning US credibility

G-7 leaders to meet next week to pressure Taliban, president announces

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on evacuation efforts and Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on Aug. 20. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia chief desk editor

NEW YORK -- U.S. President Joe Biden closed a tumultuous week Friday with a second address to the nation on Afghanistan, stressing that allies were not questioning America's credibility, even after the failure to prevent an immediate takeover by the Taliban.

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