U.S. President Joe Biden is set to provide an update on his administration’s efforts to airlift U.S. citizens and those who worked with Americans amid mounting evidence the Taliban are cracking down on dissent in Afghanistan. Biden’s remarks, scheduled for 1 p.m. Washington time, come amid sustained efforts by the White House to defend the botched U.S. withdrawal and reports of the Taliban carrying out reprisals, even after its leadership promised an amnesty. With global efforts to evacuate those most at risk gaining urgency, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has scheduled an emergency meeting Friday afternoon on the matter. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin also are holding talks in Moscow on Friday amid the crisis. NATO foreign ministers are set to discuss developments later in the day. Taliban fighters, meanwhile, are searching for journalists in Kabul and other provinces, German media organization Deutsche Welle said. Amnesty International said it received witness accounts of nine ethnic minority members being executed in July and warned of the likelihood of more killings. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake