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What is a failed state?

What is a failed state? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (politics) A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc.
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Letting it descend into a failed state and haven for anti-American militants is not an option they will accept.
But the security of Canadians, and the prosperity of nationals of the failed state depend on it.
Talking about a crooked administration, his colleague who just spoke talked about a failed state.
We have come to the current situation because Afghanistan was a failing and failed state for over 30 years.
We were poor, weak and lonely and we were viewed as a failed state and a pariah nation.
We saw the terrible harm the terrorists did when they took effective control of the failed state of Afghanistan.

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