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    \mi Jmhaaif`i ne

    [nutm Ibpanybift kf

    Zrk Ahfgh

    Thbhfk @ufhtkahgh, Bhrgus Bhyir, Bkahf Unlnpkvij

    Ilktnrs

    L K T I J \ K N F Z K F L I U I A N _ B I F \

    Mubhf Livianpbift

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    \mi Jmhaaif`i ne [nutm Ibpanybift

    kf Zrk Ahfgh

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    \mi Jmhaaif`i ne [nutm

    Ibpanybift kf Zrk AhfghThbhfk @ufhtkahgh, Bhrgus Bhyir, Bkahf Unlnpkvij

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    4?8? \mi Kftirfhtknfha Dhfg enr Tijnfstrujtknf hfl Livianpbift / \mi Pnral Dhfg

    8=8= M Ztriit FPPhsmkf`tnf LJ 4?

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    Enriwnrl xkkk

    Hdnut tmi Hutmnrs hfl Ilktnrs xv

    Hddrivkhtknfs xkx

    Kftrnlujtknf3 \mi _rndaib ne [nutm Yfibpanybift 8

    \mi Jnftixt :

    Yfliraykf` Ehjtnrs ne Yfibpanybift hflZnjkha Ixjausknf 5

    _nakjy Lkrijtknfs 84

    Jnfjausknfs 85

    Fnti 80

    Tieirifjis 80

    Jmhptir 8 Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh 8;

    Fksmh Hrufhtkahgi hfl _rkyhfgh Chyhwhrlifh

    Lhth hfl Liekfktknfs 48

    \mi Zkzi ne hfl \rifls kf tmi [nutm Ahdnr Enrji 48

    Ibpanybift :8

    Jnftifts

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    Yfibpanybift \rifls :;

    _httirfs hfl \rifls kf Ahdnr Ihrfkf`s

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    _nakjy Kbpakjhtknfs hfl Tijnbbiflhtknfs 8?=

    Hffix \IU\ \rhkfkf` dy \ypi ne Kflustry

    (_udakj Zijtnr Nfay) 88?

    Fntis 888

    Tieirifjis 884

    Jmhptir 9 Zjmnna-tn-Pnrg \rhfsktknf ne Zrk Ahfghf

    Yfkvirskty @rhluhtis 889

    Bkahf Unlnpkvij hfl Fkbfhtm Pktmhfhjmjmk

    Yfibpanybift \rifls hfl KfstktutknfhaDhjg`rnufl 885

    Lhth hfl Bitmnlnan`y 88;

    Tisuats 848

    Jnfjausknfs hfl _nakjy Kbpakjhtknfs 8::

    Hffix H Jmhrhjtirkstkjs ne Tispnflifts 8:5

    Fntis 8:0

    Tieirifjis 8:0

    Jmhptir 5 [nutm Bndkakty hfl Nvirsihs Bk rhtknf

    kf Zrk Ahfgh 8:;

    Hsmh Hdiyhsigirh

    Liekfktknfs 8

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    Lkeeiriftkhtkf` tmi \wn @nhas ne Iftriprifiursmkp

    \rhkfkf` 8=9

    Jrihtkf` hf Ifhdakf` Znjknjuaturha Ifvkrnfbift

    enr _rnbntkf` [nutm Iftriprifiursmkp 8=5

    Jrihtkf` hf Ifhdakf` Ijnfnbkj hfl Ti`uahtnry

    Ifvkrnfbift enr [nutm Iftriprifiursmkp 8=;

    Tijnbbiflhtknfs 8;?

    Fntis 8;:

    Tieirifjis 8;9

    Jmhptir = Lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl Znjkha Ixjausknf ne [nutm

    kf Zrk Ahfgh 8;;

    Mhrkfk Hbhrhsurkyh

    [nutm _rndaibs 4?8

    [nutm _irjiptknfs ne Lksjrkbkfhtknf 4?4

    Jnbbnf Hssubptknfs kf Hfhayzkf` Kssuis ne [nutm 4?9

    Jnfjausknf 48srkl2508. Jnbphrhdai lhth

    hri ufhvhkahdai enr ntmir Znutm Hskhf jnuftrkis.

    Tieirifjis

    Hdiygnnf, H. \. _. A. 4??5. Eirtkakty \rhfsktknf kf Zrk Ahfgh3 \mi Litirbkfhfts

    hfl Jnfsiquifjis. _risiftil ht h sibkfhr nf Eirtkakty \rhfsktknf kf Hskh3

    Nppnrtufktkis hfl Jmhaaif`is, spnfsnril dy tmi Yfktil Fhtknfs Ijnfnbkj

    hfl Znjkha Jnbbkssknf enr Hskh hfl tmi _hjkekj, Dhf`gng.

    Hfhfl, Z., hfl T. Ghfdur. 8;;8. _udakj _nakjy hfl Dhskj Fiils _rnvksknf3

    Kftirviftknf hfl Hjmkivibift kf Zrk Ahfgh. Kf \mi _naktkjha Ijnfnby ne

    Muf`ir3 Iflibkj Muf`ir, il. C. Lrizi hfl H. G. Zif, 9;;4. Nxenrl3

    Jahriflnf _riss.

    Liphrtbift ne Jifsus hfl Zthtkstkjs, Zrk Ahfgh. 4??;. BL@ Kflkjhtnrs ne ZrkAhfgh3 H Bkl-\irb Tivkiw. Jnanbdn.

    @ufhtkahgh, T. 4??=. Kfenrbha Ibpanybift kf Zrk Ahfgh3 Fhturi, _rndhdkakty ne

    Ibpanybift, hfl Litirbkfhfts ne Ph`is. Fiw Liamk3 Kftirfhtknfha Ahdnur

    Nr`hfkzhtknf.

    @ufisigirh, B. 4??9. \mi _nstjnanfkha Kliftkty ne Zrk Ahfghf If`aksm. Jnanbdn3

    Ghtmh _udaksmirs.

    Mihatm _nakjy Tisihrjm Hssnjkhtis (_vt) Atl. 4??5. \mi Akvkf` Zktuhtknf ne

    Tieu`iis, Hsyaub-Ziigirs hfl KL_s kf Hrbifkh, Ijuhlnr, hfl Zrk Ahfgh3Bkaaiffkub Livianpbift Kflkjhtnrs hfl Jnpkf` Ztrhti`kis. Zrk Ahfgh

    Jnuftry Tipnrt. Jnanbdn.

    Mkf`st, \., H. Zjmnifeialir, hfl Z. Pkaadnrf. 4??4. Zthtkstkjha Mhfldnng3 Zurviy ne

    tmi Kftirfhaay Lkspahjil (KL_s) Zrk Ahfgh. Jnanbdn3 Bkfkstry ne Timhdkakhtknf,

    Tisittaibift, hfl Tieu`iis, Yfktil Fhtknfs Mk`m Jnbbkssknfir ne Tieu`iis.

    Kftrnlujtknf3 \mi _rndaib ne [nutm Yfibpanybift 80

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    Bkfkstry ne Ahdnur Tiahtknfs hfl Bhfpnwir, Jiftrha Dhfg ne Zrk Ahfgh, hfl

    Liphrtbift ne Jifsus hfl Zthtkstkjs. 4??;. Ahdnr hfl Znjkha \rifls kf Zrk

    Ahfgh 4??;. Jnanbdn.

    Unlnpkvij, B., hfl F. Hrufhtkahgi. 4??=. \mi Kbphjt ne _npuahtknf H`kf` nf tmi

    Ahdnr Bhrgit3 \mi Jhsi ne Zrk Ahfgh. KSH Lksjussknf _hpir :

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    Enr ynutm wmn aihvi sjmnna hfl iftir tmi ahdnr bhrgit, h qukjg trhfsktknf

    tn prnlujtkvi ibpanybift ks kfjrihskf`ay dikf` rijn`fkzil hs kbpnrthft

    enr rilujkf` pnvirty kf ahtir akei, kbprnvkf` wiaa-dikf`, hfl nptkbkzkf`

    riturfs tn kfvistbifts kf ilujhtknf hfl mihatm (Pnral Dhfg 4??0). H

    spiily sjmnna-tn-wnrg trhfsktknf jhf hasn prnvkli wnrg ixpirkifjis hfl

    miap livianp kftirpirsnfha sgkaas, kbprnvkf` kflkvkluhas prnlujtkvkty hfl

    ibpanyhdkakty kf ahtir akei. H dittir uflirsthflkf` ne tmi jmhaaif`is ynutm

    ehji kf ekflkf` prnlujtkvi ibpanybift ks h giy tn kbprnvkf` ynutm ahdnrbhrgit nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh.

    \mi Zrk Ahfghf ahdnr bhrgit ks jurriftay ixpirkifjkf` sivirha jmhf`is

    tmht heeijt ynutm ibpanybift kf tmi jnuftry. Ekrst, tmi jnuftry mhs nfi

    ne tmi ehstist-h`kf` pnpuahtknfs kf tmi wnraltmi ynutm smhri ne tmi pnp-

    uahtknf kf tmi jnuftry ks lijakfkf`, wmkai tmi hluat smhri ks rkskf`. Hs h

    risuat, tmi ahdnr enrji mhs h`il hfl kts rhti ne `rnwtm mhs lijakfil. Ke jur-

    rift phrtkjkphtknf rhtis ribhkf jnfsthft, tmi Zrk Ahfghf ahdnr enrji ks

    ixpijtil tn di`kf tn smrkfg hrnufl 4?:? (Unlnpkvij hfl Hrufhtkahgi4??=). Mnw hri tmisi jmhf`is heeijtkf` tmi ahdnr bhrgit> Ks Zrk Ahfgh

    bhgkf` nptkbub usi ne kts lkbkfksmkf` ahdnr risnurjis>

    Zijnfl, Zrk Ahfgh mhs `rhppail wktm tmi prndaib ne mk`m ufibpany-

    bift rhtis hbnf` ynutm nvir sivirha lijhlis (Thbh 8;;;). Kf rijift

    J M H _ \ I T 8

    Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl

    Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh

    Fksmh Hrufhtkahgi hfl _rkyhfgh Chyhwhrlifh

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    tkbis nvirhaa ufibpanybift rhtis kf tmi jnuftry mhvi jnbi lnwf

    stihlkay. Mhs tmht lijakfi ail tn h jnrrispnflkf` kbprnvibift kf ynutm

    ibpanybift prnspijts> Ekfhaay, `andhakzhtknf hfl tijmfnan`kjha jmhf`i

    mhvi euiail tmi libhfl enr dittir-sgkaail wnrgirs kf kfenrbhtknf tijmfna-

    n`y (K\) hfl K\-ifhdail sirvkjis dntm kftirfhtknfhaay hfl lnbistkjhaay. Ht

    tmi shbi tkbi, libhfl enr sgkaail bk`rhft wnrgirs ks `rnwkf` `andhaay

    (Aiwkf hfl Jhkaanls 4??8). \n thgi hlvhfth`i ne tmisi ibir`kf` nppnr-

    tufktkis, tmi jnuftry fiils tn mhvi h sgkaail, `andhaay jnbpitktkvi wnrg-

    enrji. Ks tmi ilujhtknf sijtnr kf tmi jnuftry priphrkf` ynuf` wnrgirs tn

    biit tmi sgkaa libhfls ne tmisi ibir`kf` ahdnr bhrgits>

    \n ekfl hfswirs tn tmisi quistknfs, tmks jmhptir ixhbkfis tmi trifls kfahdnr bhrgit kflkjhtnrs nvir tkbi enr Zrk Ahfgh, wktm kftirfhtknfha jnb-

    phrksnfs, wmiri hpprnprkhti. Kt di`kfs wktm h lisjrkptknf ne tmi bhcnr lhth

    snurjis hfl liekfktknfs usil kf tmi stuly. Kt tmif anngs ht trifls kf tmi skzi

    ne tmi ahdnr enrji, ibpanybift, ufibpanybift, hfl ihrfkf`s lkstrkdutknf

    dienri neeirkf` snbi jnfjaulkf` tmnu`mts.

    \mi jmhptir ekfls tmht tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji kf Zrk Ahfgh ks smrkfgkf`, kf

    phrt dijhusi ne tmi sanw `rnwtm ne tmi ynutm pnpuahtknf, dut hasn dijhusi

    ne lijakfkf` ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhtis hbnf` ynutm. H mk`mir prnpnr-tknf ne ynutm tmhf kf tmi phst ks if`h`il kf stulkis hfl tmus liahykf` iftry

    kftn tmi ahdnr enrji. Dut tmi prnpnrtknf ne ynutm wmn hri fiktmir kf tmi

    ahdnr enrji fnr if`h`il kf stulkis mhs hasn kfjrihsil. \mi hdkakty ne tmi

    jnuftry tn ifjnurh`i ynutm ibpanybiftbihsuril dy tmi ibpanybift-

    tn-pnpuahtknf rhtknks anw jnbphril wktm wnral ri`knfha hvirh`is. \mi

    bhkf snurji ne ibpanybift enr dntm ynutm hfl hluats ks tmi kfenrbha sij-

    tnr, hfl kts kbpnrthfji hs h snurji ne ibpanybift mhs kfjrihsil nvir tkbi.

    Lispkti h bnvibift hwhy ernb ibpanybift kf h`rkjuaturi, tmi prnpnrtknfne wnrgirs kf wh`i nr shahrkil ibpanybift mhs fnt kfjrihsil, aihvkf` tmi

    kfenrbha sijtnr tn thgi up tmi sahjg. Ht tmi shbi tkbi, tmi `rnwtm kf ihrf-

    kf`s ifcnyil dy haa pnpuahtknf `rnups hfl ijnfnbkj sijtnrs kf tmi ahti

    8;;?s litirknrhtil kf tmi ekrst skx yihrs ne tmi fiw jiftury. \misi hlvirsi

    kbphjts hri bnri prnfnufjil enr ynutm tmhf enr hluats.

    Zrk Ahfghs ijnfnby wkaa prnspir kf tmi euturi nfay ke tmi jnuftry

    ifjnurh`is `rihtir ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf hfl bhgis prnlujtkvi usi ne

    kts hvhkahdai ahdnr risnurjis. \n ln tmks, tmi jnuftry ur`iftay fiils tn

    ifjnurh`i ibpanybift jrihtknf kf tmi enrbha sijtnr, wmiri wnrgkf` jnf-lktknfs hfl ribufirhtknf aivias hri dittir hfl bnri sthdai. Ht tmi shbi

    tkbi, hjjiss tn hfl tmi quhakty ne tmi sijnflhry hfl tirtkhry aivias ne ilu-

    jhtknf fiil tn di ifmhfjil, sn tmht tmi jnuftry jhf httrhjt kfvistbifts

    kf tmi ibir`kf` `andha ibpanybift bhrgits.

    4? Hrufhtkahgi hfl Chyhwhrlifh

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    Lhth hfl Liekfktknfs

    \mi bhkf snurji ne lhth enr tmks jmhptir ks tmi Ahdnr Enrji Zurviy (AEZ)lhth pudaksmil dy tmi Zrk Ahfghf Liphrtbift ne Jifsus hfl Zthtkstkjs

    (LJZ). \mi stuly jnvirs trifls kf ahdnr bhrgit kflkjhtnrs ernb 8;;4

    tmrnu`m 4??5. Pmif kfenrbhtknf ks ahjgkf` enr 8;;4, ahtir yihrs hri usil

    hs rieirifji pnkfts, hs kflkjhtil. Dijhusi ne nf`nkf` itmfkj jnfeakjt, tmi

    AEZ surviys lkl fnt jnvir Fnrtmirf hfl Ihstirf prnvkfjis ernb 8;;? tn

    4??4 nr enr 4??5. \mi surviy jnviril snbi phrts ne Fnrtmirf hfl Ihstirf

    prnvkfjis kf 4??: hfl 4??

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    ahdnr enrji hjtuhaay jnftrhjtil nvir tmi 4???4??5 pirknl jnbphril

    wktm tmi 8;;44??? pirknl. \mks lijakfi whs ehstir enr ynutm h`is

    894< yihrs.

    \mi jnftrhjtknf kf tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji ks ixpahkfil dy libn`rhpmkj

    jmhf`is hs wiaa hs dy h lijakfkf` phrtkjkphtknf rhti. Lispkti h bhr`kfha

    kfjrihsi kf tmi ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhtis enr tmi nvirhaa pnpuahtknf, tmi

    ynutm ahdnr enrji hs h smhri ne tmht tntha lijakfil dy 4.; pirjifth`i pnkfts

    lurkf` tmi pirknl. (\mi hluat rhti kfjrihsil dy :.< pirjift, haanwkf` tmi

    nvirhaa phrtkjkphtknf rhti tn rksi.) Ht tmi shbi tkbi, tmi ynutm pnpuahtknf

    `riw nfay bhr`kfhaay, ht hf hffuha hvirh`i ne cust ?.< pirjift. \misi trifls

    hri bnri prnfnufjil enr ynutm h`is 894

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    Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh 49

    \hdai 8.4 Ahdnr Enrji _hrtkjkphtknf Thtis, Ibpanybift-tn-_npuahtknf Thtkns,

    hfl Yfibpanybift Thtis, dy H`i

    _irjift

    H`i `rnup

    Ahdnr enrji

    phrtkjkphtknf rhti

    Ibpanybift-tn-

    pnpuahtknf-rhtkn Yfibpanybift rhti

    8;;4 4??? 4??5 8;;4 4??? 4??5 8;;4 4??? 4??5

    Haa 99.5 95.0 90.8

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    \hdai 8.< Ahdnr Enrji Zthtus ne tmi Mnusimnal _npuahtknf 89 hfl Nvir, dy H`i @rnup hfl @iflir, 8;;

    Ahdnr enrji

    H`i `rnup

    _npuahtknf

    89 yihrs

    hfl nvir

    (???s)

    \ntha ahdnr

    enrji

    (???s)

    Ahdnr enrji

    phrtkjkphtknf

    rhti (%)

    Ibpanyil Yfibpanyil

    Fubdir

    (???s)

    Thti (% tn

    tntha ahdnr

    enrji)

    Fubdir

    (???s)

    Thti (% tn

    tntha ahdnr

    enrji)

    8;;4 Eibhai

    Haa 9,85< 8,=50 :5 8,

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    [nutm (894;) 4,84; 8,

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    wmn hri fnt kf tmi ahdnr enrji hri stulykf` (=

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    ilujhtknf, tmisi sthtkstkjs su``ist tmht tmi hjjiss hfl riaivhfji ne ilujh-

    tknf ht tmi uppir-sijnflhry hfl tirtkhry aivias fiil tn kbprnvi ke Zrk

    Ahfgh ks tn thgi hlvhfth`i ne tmi ibir`kf` `andha ibpanybift bhrgits

    dntm enr bk`rhft wnrgirs hfl enr lnbistkj wnrgirs kf tmi K\-ifhdail

    sirvkjis sijtnrhfl tn bhgi Zrk Ahfghf duskfissis bnri jnbpitktkvi

    `andhaay (thdai 8.5).

    Zubbhry3 Ahdnr Enrji\mks hfhaysks smnws tmht nvirhaa `rnwtm ne tmi ahdnr enrji mhs sanwil kf

    Zrk Ahfgh hfl tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji ks jnftrhjtkf`. \mi jnftrhjtknf risuats

    bhkfay ernb tmi sanw `rnwtm ne tmi ynutm pnpuahtknf jnupail wktmlijakfkf` phrtkjkphtknf rhtis. Bnrinvir, jnbphril wktm wnral ri`knfha

    hvirh`is, ynutm ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhtis kf Zrk Ahfgh hri anw. Nf tmi

    paus skli, tmi anwir phrtkjkphtknf rhtis hri phrtay ixpahkfil dy h mk`mir

    prnpnrtknf ne ynutm if`h`kf` kf stulkis, dut tmi prnpnrtknf ne ynutm fik-

    tmir kf stulkis fnr kf tmi ahdnr enrji mhs hasn kfjrihsil. \mi ahdnr enrji

    mhs dijnbi bnri ilujhtil nvir tkbi, dut h ahr`i phrt ne tmi `hkf ks ht tmi

    prkbhry aivia. Hatmnu`m tmi prnpnrtknf ne ibpanyil wktm uppir-sijnflhry

    nr mk`mir aivias ne ilujhtknf htthkfbift mhs hasn kfjrihsil, tmks prnpnrtknfks stkaa aiss tmhf 89 pirjift ne tmi tntha ahdnr enrji.

    :? Hrufhtkahgi hfl Chyhwhrlifh

    \hdai 8.5 Jnbpnsktknf ne Zrk Ahfghf Ahdnr Enrji dy Aivia ne Ilujhtknf,

    8;;4 hfl 4??5

    _irjift

    H`i `rnup

    _rkbhry nr

    dianw Zijnflhry h N-aivias H-aivias

    Li`rii hfl

    hdnvi

    8;;4898; 8;.0 59.< 8:.: 8.0 ?.?

    4?4< 8

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    \n jnbpiti enr ibir`kf` `andha ibpanybift nppnrtufktkis kf tmi K\

    hfl K\-ifhdail sirvkjis sijtnrs, tmi jnuftry fiils tn kbprnvi ilujhtknf

    htthkfbift ht tmi uppir-sijnflhry hfl tirtkhry aivias, wmiri stulifts hri

    thu`mt mk`mir-nrlir sgkaas tmht ifhdai tmib tn aihrf fiw tijmfnan`kis ehst

    hfl tn pirenrb jnbpaix thsgs. \mi prn`riss ht tmisi aivias ne ilujhtknf

    mhs diif bhr`kfha nvir tmi pirknl. Kf hllktknf, ivklifji ernb ntmir stul-

    kis smnws tmht bnst ynutm if`h`il kf stulkis hri ekaakf` `hps kf tmikr enr-

    bha ilujhtknf, rhtmir tmhf `ittkf` trhkfil kf mk`mir-nrlir sgkaas.

    Ibpanybift\mi ibpanyil ahdnr enrji kf 4??5 whs 0.8 bkaaknf, riprisiftkf` hf

    ibpanybift-tn-pnpuahtknf rhtkn ne 9:.< pirjift.: Ne tmi ibpanyil, 8.;

    bkaaknf, nr 49.< pirjift, wiri ynutm.

    \mi `rnwtm kf ibpanybift fubdirs ks ixpahkfil ahr`iay dy tmi kfjrihsi

    kf tmi fubdir ne ibpanyil eibhais, ispijkhaay kf tmi :? hfl hdnvi h`i

    `rnup. \mi fubdir ne ibpanyil eibhais kf tmks h`i `rnup rnsi ht h phji ne

    5.9 pirjift h yihr nvir tmi 8;;54??5 pirknl, jnbphril wktm tmi nvirhaa

    hffuha hvirh`i ne 4.; pirjift. Kf jnftrhst, tmi fubdir ne ibpanyil ynutm`riw ht hf hffuha phji ne nfay ?.; pirjift h yihr nvir tmi pirknl.

    Dy `in`rhpmkj sijtnr, tmi lkstrkdutknf ne ibpanyil jnkfjklil wktm

    tmi lkstrkdutknf ne tmi wnrgkf`-h`i pnpuahtknf. \mi `riht bhcnrkty ne

    wnrgirs wiri kf tmi rurha sijtnr (=:.: pirjift), enaanwil dy tmi urdhf

    (88.: pirjift) hfl isthti (9.< pirjift) sijtnrs. Bnst ne tmi nvirhaa

    `rnwtm kf ibpanybift njjurril kf tmi rurha hfl isthti sijtnrs, wmiri tmi

    fubdir ne ibpanyil `riw dy :.? hfl 5.< pirjifth`i pnkfts, rispijtkviay.

    Ernb 8;;5 tmrnu`m 4??5, tmi urdhf smhri ne ibpanyil lijrihsil bhr-`kfhaay (ernb 8:.4 pirjift tn 88.: pirjift), wmkai rurha hfl isthti smhris

    ne ibpanybift kfjrihsil. Hatmnu`m tmi pirjifth`i ne haa h`i `rnups

    ibpanyil nf isthtis kfjrihsil, tmi kfjrihsi kf tmi rurha sijtnr whs ahr`iay

    enr tmnsi kf tmi :? hfl nvir pnpuahtknf. \mi rurha smhri ne ibpanyil kf

    tmi 4?4< hfl 494; h`i `rnups lijrihsil nvir tkbi.

    Ibpanybift-tn-_npuahtknf Thtkn\mi hdkakty ne tmi ijnfnby tn jrihti cnds, bihsuril dy tmi ibpanybift-

    tn-pnpuahtknf rhtkn, kfjrihsil nvirhaa, rkskf` 9.= pirjifth`i pnkfts lurkf`tmi 8;;44??5 pirknl. Mnwivir, bujm ne tmks rksi (

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    \mi ibpanybift-tn-pnpuahtknf rhtkn ks anwir kf Zrk Ahfgh tmhf tmi

    wnral ri`knfha hvirh`is, ixjipt enr tmi Bkllai Ihst hfl Fnrtm Herkjh,

    hfl Jiftrha hfl Ihstirf Iurnpi. Mnwivir, hatmnu`m haa ri`knfha hvirh`is

    ne ibpanybift-tn-pnpuahtknf rhtkns mhvi lijakfil hjrnss tmi `andi, tmiy

    mhvi kfjrihsil kf Zrk Ahfgh nvir tmi 8;;94??9 pirknl. \mks hfnbhay ks

    phrtay httrkduthdai tn h lijakfi kf tmi ynutm pnpuahtknf kf Zrk Ahfgh nvir

    tmi pirknl kf jnftrhst tn hf kfjrihsi kf ynutm pnpuahtknf hjrnss tmi

    wnral. Fivirtmiaiss, tmi kfjrihsi kf ynutm ibpanybift kf Zrk Ahfgh

    whs hdnvi tmi wnral hvirh`i, hatmnu`m kt whs ehr dianw tmi rhtis ne

    Znutm Hskh, tmi Bkllai Ihst hfl Fnrtm Herkjh, hfl Zud-Zhmhrhf Herkjh

    (sii thdai 8.9).

    Znurjis ne Ibpanybift\mks sijtknf lisjrkdis ibpanybift hanf` ekvi lkeeirift ernfts3 sthtus

    kf ibpanybift, tmht ks, wh`i nr shahrkil ibpanybift hs nppnsil tn

    ntmir typis ne ibpanybift7 kflustrkha sijtnr ne ibpanybift7 ibk`rh-

    tknf enr ibpanybift7 typi ne ibpanybift7 hfl enrbha virsus kfenrbha

    typis ne ibpanybift.

    Zthtus kf ibpanybift. \mi Kftirfhtknfha Ahdnur Nr`hfkzhtknf (KAN)

    liekfis tmrii bhkf jhti`nrkis bihsurkf` sthtus kf ibpanybift3 wh`i

    hfl shahrkil wnrgirs, siae-ibpanyil wnrgirs (hasn rieirril tn hs nwf-

    hjjnuft wnrgirs), hfl jnftrkdutkf` ehbkay wnrgirs (hasn rieirril tn hs

    ufphkl ehbkay wnrgirs). \ypkjhaay hs jnuftrkis livianp hfl ijnfnbkis

    dijnbi bnri lyfhbkj, tmiri ks h smket kf ibpanybift ernb h`rkjuaturi

    tn tmi kflustry hfl sirvkjis sijtnrs hfl h jnrrispnflkf` kfjrihsi kf

    wh`i hfl shahrkil wnrgirs (KAN 4??0). \mks sijtknf ixhbkfis tmnsitrifls kf Zrk Ahfgh.

    \mi nvirhaa sthtus kf ibpanybift mhs smketil hwhy ernb wh`i hfl

    shahrkil wnrgirs7 mnwivir, tmks smket ks aiss prnfnufjil enr ynutm. Ne tmi

    tntha ibpanyil, 99.0 pirjift (fubdirkf` :.; bkaaknf) wiri kf shahrkil nr

    wh`i ibpanybift kf 4??5. \mi rist wiri lkvklil hbnf` nwf-hjjnuft

    wnrgirs (:?.; pirjift), ufphkl ehbkay wnrgirs (8?.: pirjift), hfl ibpany-

    irs (:.8 pirjift). Lurkf` tmi 8;;54??5 pirknl, tmi prnpnrtknf ne wh`i

    hfl shahrkil wnrgirs lijakfil dy 9.: pirjifth`i pnkfts, bhkfay `kvkf` why

    tn hf ixphflkf` smhri ne nwf-hjjnuft wnrgirs. \mi prnpnrtknf ne ufphklehbkay wnrgirs hfl ibpanyirs hasn rnsi, hadikt bhr`kfhaay. Jnbphril wktm

    tmi smhri ne ynutm kf nvirhaa ibpanybift (45.< pirjift), tmi smhri ne

    ynutm kf wh`i nr shahrkil ibpanybift whs mk`mir (:4.4 pirjift) kf 4??5.

    \mi mk`mir smhri ne ynuf` eibhais kf tmi bhfuehjturkf` sijtnr, phrtkjuahray

    :4 Hrufhtkahgi hfl Chyhwhrlifh

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    tmi `hrbift kflustry, hjjnuftil enr phrt ne tmks lkeeirifji. \mi smhri ne

    ynutm kf wh`i nr shahrkil ibpanybift lijrihsil nvir tmi 8;;54??5

    pirknl, dut dy h sbhaair prnpnrtknf jnbphril wktm hluats. \mi prnpnrtknf

    ne ynutm wmn wnrg hs jnftrkdutkf` ehbkay wnrgirs hasn lijrihsil, kf jnf-

    trhst tn hluats (thdai 8.0).

    Enrik`f ibpanybift. Nf hvirh`i, kf tmi 8;;44??5 pirknl, hf hllk-

    tknfha 488,??? pirsnfs iftiril tmi ahdnr enrji hffuhaay, dut nfay hf

    hllktknfha 895,??? pirsnfs enufl ibpanybift. Ht tmi shbi tkbi, tmi

    fubdir ne ufibpanyil pirsnfs lrnppil dy hdnut 45,??? h yihr, nf

    hvirh`i. \mks su``ists tmht enrik`f ibpanybift whs h bhkf snurji newnrg enr Zrk Ahfghfs. Kfenrbhtknf nf tmi stnjg ne Zrk Ahfghfs wnrgkf`

    hdrnhl ks hvhkahdai nfay enr 4??5. Hjjnrlkf` tn tmi Zrk Ahfgh Durihu ne

    Enrik`f Ibpanybift (ZADEI), 8.< bkaaknf Zrk Ahfghfs wiri nvirsihs

    jnftrhjt wnrgirs kf 4??5, wmkjm ks iqukvhaift tn 4? pirjift ne tmi

    Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh ::

    \hdai 8.0 Jnbpnsktknf ne tmi Ibpanyil, dy H`i @rnup hfl \ypi ne

    Ibpanybift, 4??5

    _irjift

    Jhti`nry 898; 4?4< 494;

    :? hfl

    nvir Haa

    [nutm

    (894;)

    Fubdir (???s) lkstrkdutknf 4=0 040 =90 9,485 0,?=5 8,=08

    Dy typi ne ibpanybift

    Ibpanyii, pudakj 4.? 5.4 8:.< 89.8 8:.9 =.=

    Ibpanyii, prkvhtih 5:.4 59.: 94.9 :5.4

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    wnrgenrji kf lnbistkj ibpanybift. Nf hvirh`i, tmi liphrturis enr enr-

    ik`f ibpanybift kfjrihsil dy

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    \hdai 8.= \mi Ibpanyil dy Zijtnr hfl H`i @rnup

    _irjift

    Zijtnr

    8;;4

    898; 4?4< 494; :?+ Haa

    [nutm

    (894;) 898; 4?4< 49

    H`rkjuaturi

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    (45.; pirjift) (sii thdai 8.0). Nwf-hjjnuft wnrgirs kfjrihsil tmikr

    ibpanybift smhri (dy < pirjifth`i pnkfts) nvir tmi 8;;54??5 pirknl,

    wmkai smhris enr wnrgirs kf tmi pudakj hfl prkvhti sijtnrs lijakfil.

    Ibpanybift smhris kf ufphkl ehbkay wnrg hfl ibpanyirs mhvi kfjrihsil

    bhr`kfhaay nvir tkbi.

    \mi bhkf snurji ne ynutm ibpanybift ks tmi prkvhti sijtnr, wmiri

    hrnufl 5? pirjift ne ibpanyil ynuf` bhais hfl eibhais wiri wnrgkf`.

    Ntmir sk`fkekjhft snurjis ne ibpanybift wiri nwf-hjjnuft wnrgirs hfl

    ufphkl ehbkay wnrgirs, wmiri h quhrtir ne haa ibpanyil ynutm wnrgil. H

    quhrtir ne haa ibpanyil ynutm h`is 898; wnrg kf ufphkl ehbkay ibpany-

    bift, dut tmht prnpnrtknf `rhluhaay lijrihsis enr nalir h`i `rnups. \mus,enr ynuf`ir wnrgirs, ufphkl ehbkay wnrg hppihrs tn di h stippkf`-stnfi

    tnwhrl ntmir typis ne wnrg. Hs wnrgirs h`i, tmi smhri ne prkvhti sijtnr

    wnrgirs hasn lijrihsis, wmkai tmi smhris ne nwf-hjjnuft hfl pudakj sij-

    tnr wnrgirs kfjrihsi `rhluhaay.

    \mi smhri ne eibhais, ispijkhaay ynuf` eibhais, wnrgkf` kf tmi prkvhti

    sijtnr ks mk`mir tmhf tmi jnrrispnflkf` smhri enr bhais. Ixjaulkf` wnrg-

    irs wktmnut h pirbhfift ibpanyir, tmi smhri ne eibhais kf tmi prkvhti sij-

    tnr ks bhr`kfhaay mk`mir tmhf tmi smhri ne bhais wnrgkf` kf tmi sijtnr(:

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    Enrbha hfl kfenrbha typis ne ibpanybift. \mi Liphrtbift ne Jifsus

    hfl Zthtkstkjs liekfis enrbha hfl kfenrbha ibpanyirs hfl iftirprksis dut

    fnt enrbha hfl kfenrbha wnrgirs. Hjjnrlkf` tn tmi LJZ, tmi enrbha sij-

    tnr kfjaulis tmi pudakj sijtnr hfl prkvhti sijtnr iftirprksis tmht hri ri`-

    kstiril, giip enrbha hjjnufts, hfl ibpany bnri tmhf 8? wnrgirs. \mi

    riskluha prkvhti sijtnr iftirprksis hri jnfskliril tn di kfenrbha. \n lke-

    eiriftkhti kfenrbha hfl enrbha wnrgirs kf enrbha iftirprksis, wi ixhb-

    kfil wmitmir tmiy rijikvi twn typis ne difiekts, fhbiay, phkl hffuha

    aihvi hfl ritkribift difiekts.

    Enaanwkf` liekfktknfs usil dy tmi LJZ, kf tmks stuly enrbha sijtnr

    wnrgirs hri liekfil tn di pirsnfs ibpanyil kf h ri`kstiril nr`hfkzhtknfgiipkf` enrbha wrkttif hjjnufts hfl mhvkf` bnri tmhf 9 ri`uahr ibpany-

    iis wmn rijikvi iktmir ritkribift difiekts nr phkl hffuha aihvi. Kfenrbha

    wnrgirs hri haa pudakj hfl prkvhti enrbha sijtnr ibpanyiis wmn hri fnt

    enrbha wnrgirs, haa wnrgirs kf prkvhti kfenrbha sijtnr iftirprksis, haa ufphkl

    ehbkay wnrgirs, hfl haa wnrgirs wktmnut h pirbhfift ibpanyir. Nfay tmi

    4??5 AEZ prnvklis kfenrbhtknf tmht ifhdais us tn lkeeiriftkhti enrbha hfl

    kfenrbha wnrgirs hjjnrlkf` tn tmks liekfktknf. Mifji, tmi enaanwkf` hfhay-

    sks hppakis nfay tn 4??5.Habnst 0 ne iviry 8? ibpanyil Zrk Ahfghfs wnrg kf tmi kfenrbha sij-

    tnr, hfl tmi smhri ne kfenrbha sijtnr wnrgirs mhs kfjrihsil nvir tkbi.

    Habnst haa ne tmi hffuha ibpanybift `rnwtm skfji 8;;5 mhs diif

    hbnf` kfenrbha wnrgirs. Ahr`iay kfenrbha typis ne ibpanybiftsujm hs

    nwf-hjjnuft wnrgirs hfl ufphkl ehbkay wnrgirsmhvi ixphflil ht h

    ehstir phji tmhf tmi nvirhaa hvirh`i hffuha ibpanybift `rnwtm rhti ne

    4.; pirjift.9 \mnsi jahsskekil hs ibpanyirs mhvi kfjrihsil dy hf hvirh`i

    hffuha rhti ne 0.4 pirjift7 mnwivir, tmiy sthrt ernb h anw dhsi. \misismkets kf ibpanybift phttirfs hri phrtay ixpahkfil dy tmi libn`rhpmkj

    smkets ne tmi ibpanyil tnwhrl nalir eibhais, wmn hri bnri akgiay tn

    wnrg kf tmi kfenrbha ijnfnby. Ibpanybift kf tmi pudakj hfl prkvhti

    sijtnrs mhs hasn rksif nvir tmi pirknl, dut ht h sanwir rhti.

    \misi `ifirha trifls kf ibpanybift phttirfs hri snbiwmht lkeeirift

    enr ynutm. Zkbkahr tn tmi nvirhaa trifls, ibpanybift hs nwf-hjjnuft

    wnrgirs hfl ibpanyirs rnsi enr ynutm ht h ehstir rhti tmhf `rnwtm kf tntha

    ynutm ibpanybift7 ufakgi enr tmi nvirhaa trifls, mnwivir, tmi smhri ne

    ibpanybift kf ufphkl ehbkay wnrg lijrihsil hfl tmi smhri ne ibpany-bift kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr kfjrihsil (sii thdai 8.0).

    \mi prnpnrtknf ne kfenrbha wnrgirs ks jnbphrhdai enr ynutm hfl

    hluats. Bnst bhai kfenrbha wnrgirs wnrgil iktmir kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr

    Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh :0

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    sak`mtay kf tmi 4??5 AEZ. Ekrst, tmi 4??5 surviy liekfil ufibpanyilbnristrkf`iftay, jnbphril wktm privknus yihrs. Zijnfl, pirsnfs wmn wiri fnt

    ibpanyil dut mhl harihly bhli hrrhf`ibifts enr h cnd nr wiri hdnut tn

    di siae-ibpanyil wiri fn anf`ir jnfskliril tn di ufibpanyil dut kfstihl

    wiri jahsskekil siphrhtiay hs ixpijtil tn di ibpanyil. Kf 4??5, 4:,85: pir-snfs (?.: pirjift ne tmi ahdnr enrji) ekt tmks fiw liekfktknf. \n di jnfsks-

    tift wktm lhth ernb ihrakir yihrs, tmi enaanwkf` hfhaysks jnfsklirs tmisi

    kflkvkluhas tn di ufibpanyil. Mnwivir, 4??5 lhth ln fnt prnvkli sueek-

    jkift kfenrbhtknf tn jnrrijt enr tmi liekfktknfha jmhf`i ne ufibpanyil. Hs hrisuat, tmi ufibpanybift sthtkstkjs prnvklil enr 4??5 kf tmi enaanwkf`

    hfhaysks hri akgiay tn di bhr`kfhaay anwir tmhf tmiy wnual mhvi diifhjjnrlkf` tn tmi ihrakir liekfktknf ne ufibpanybift.

    \mi ufibpanybift rhti ks mk`mir enr eibhais, tmi bnri ilujhtil, hfl

    ynuf`ir h`i `rnups. Kf 4??5,

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    tmrii sijtnrs, wktm tmi mk`mist rhti (8=.8 pirjift) kf rurha hrihs, wmiri

    =8.= pirjift ne tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji risklil. \mi rhtkn ne ynutm tn hluat

    ufibpanybift ks mk`mist kf tmi isthti sijtnr (8: tn 8) hfl anwist kf tmi

    urdhf sijtnr (9 tn 8).

    Yfibpanybift rhtis enaanw skbkahr phttirfs enr dntm bhais hfleibhais hjrnss h`i hfl ilujhtknf `rnups7 tmiy hri mk`mir enr ynuf`ir

    h`i `rnups hfl enr tmi bnri ilujhtil. Mnwivir, ufibpanybift rhtis

    hri mk`mir enr eibhais tmhf bhais, enr haa h`i `rnups hfl enr haa aivias ne

    ilujhtknf. \misi phttirfs hri ahr`iay jnfskstift kf 8;;5 hs wiaa hs 4??5

    (sii ek`uri 8.8).

    Kf hdsnauti tirbs, tmi fubdir ne ufibpanyil ks mk`mist enr 894

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    quhakekjhtknfs nr mk`mir. \mks lijrihsi ks ahr`ir enr anwir aivias ne ilujh-

    tknf hfl enr ynuf`ir h`i `rnups (sii ek`uri 8.8).

    Lispkti tmi lijakfi kf ufibpanybift, tmi cndaiss rhti enr ynutm kf Zrk

    Ahfgh whs mk`m jnbphril wktm wnral ri`knfha hvirh`is. Ixjipt enr tmi

    Bkllai Ihst hfl Fnrtm Herkjh, tmi ynutm ufibpanybift rhtis kf Zrk Ahfgh

    wiri mk`mir tmhf haa ntmir wnral ri`knfha hvirh`is.

    Ixpijtil \ypis ne Ibpanybift\mrii ne iviry tif cndaiss pirsnfs wiri sihrjmkf` enr wnrg kf tmi jairgs

    njjuphtknfha jhti`nry. Ne tmnsi, h prnpnrtknfhaay ahr`ir smhri whs eibhai,

    kfjaulkf` mhae ne ufibpanyil eibhais wktm ht aihst H-aivias hfl twn-eketmsne tmnsi wktm ht aihst N-aivias. \wn ntmir njjuphtknfha jhti`nrkis

    iaibifthry njjuphtknfs hfl jrhet hfl riahtil wnrgirswiri pnpuahr

    wktm tmi aiss-ilujhtil ufibpanyil. Bnri bhais tmhf eibhais wiri anng-

    kf` enr wnrg kf tmi iaibifthry njjuphtknfs, wmkai h skbkahr smhri ne

    bhais hfl eibhais wiri ixpijtkf` ibpanybift kf jrhet hfl riahtil cnds.

    Yfibpanybift LurhtknfJansi tn mhae ne tmi ufibpanyil (nr :.4 pirjift ne tmi ahdnr enrji) mhl

    diif ufibpanyil enr bnri tmhf h yihr kf 4??5. H sak`mtay mk`mir prnpnr-

    tknf ne eibhais (9:.8 pirjift) tmhf bhais (

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    _httirfs hfl \rifls kf Ahdnr Ihrfkf`s

    Nvirhaa, hvirh`i riha bnftmay ihrfkf`s rnsi dy 8;.= pirjift ernb 8;;5tmrnu`m 4??5, wktm hluats hfl bhais `hkfkf` bnri ernb tmi kfjrihsi.

    Hvirh`i bnftmay ihrfkf`s enr hluats `riw dy h ahr`ir bhr`kf (4?.< pir-

    jift), jnbphril wktm tmnsi enr ynutm. \mi ihrfkf`s rnwtm (;.? pirjift)

    whs anwist enr ynutm h`is 894

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    \hdai 8.; Ihrfkf`s \rifls, dy H`i @rnup

    Jhti`nry

    Bihf

    bnftmay

    ihrfkf`s

    (4??5)

    Zmhri kf

    ibpanybift

    (4??5), (%)

    Hvirh`i hffuha jmhf`i kf ahdn

    8;;54??? 4???4??5

    Haa Haa [-K [-KK Hlat Haa [-K [-KK Hlat

    Haa =,:0; 8?? : < < < ? ? 8

    @iflir

    Bhai ;,?98 59 : < < < ? ? 8

    Eibhai 0,8?9 :9 : < < < 8 8 ?

    Ijnfnbkj sijtnr

    _udakj 84,55? 8< 9 4 4 4 < 8 :

    _rkvhti 5,;;9

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    \mi lkstrkdutknf ne bnftmay hvirh`i ihrfkf`s, bihsuril dy tmi @kfk

    jnieekjkift, dijhbi bnri ufiquha enr tmi jnuftry lurkf` tmi tif-yihr

    pirknl. Ihrfkf`s wiri bnri iquhaay lkstrkdutil lurkf` tmi 8;;54???

    pirknl dut `riw bnri ufiquha kf tmi ahtir pirknl. \mks trifl mial enr haa

    `in`rhpmkjha sijtnrs ixjipt tmi urdhf sijtnr, wmiri tmi lkspirsknf ne

    ihrfkf`s dijhbi bnri ufiquha tmrnu`mnut tmi iftkri stuly pirknl.

    Jnfjausknfs hfl _nakjy Tijnbbiflhtknfs

    \mks jmhptir ixhbkfil ahdnr bhrgits trifls kf Zrk Ahfgh nvir tmi

    8;;44??5 pirknl, `kvkf` phrtkjuahr httiftknf tn ynutm. \mi hfhayskssmnws tmht tmi ahdnr enrji `rnwtm sanwil hfl tmht tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji

    sth`fhtil nvir tmi pirknl hfl jnftrhjtil nvir tmi 4???4??5 pirknl.

    Dntm libn`rhpmkj jmhf`is hfl tmi anwirkf` ne ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf

    rhtis mhvi jnftrkdutil tn tmks lijakfi kf tmi ynutm ahdnr enrji. \mi lijakfi

    ks ne jnfjirf dijhusi ynutm ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhtis wiri harihly

    anw jnbphril wktm tmnsi enr ntmir wnral ri`knfha hvirh`is, kflkjhtkf`

    tmht tmi hdkakty ne tmi bhrgit tn httrhjt wnrgirs ks anw.

    Hs ahdnr risnurjis `rnw sjhrjir, kt ks issiftkha tn bhgi nptkbub usi netmib. Mnwivir, tmi hdkakty ne tmi ijnfnby tn jrihti ibpanybift mhs

    diif anw. \mi hvhkahdai snurjis ne ibpanybift kf tmi jnuftry hri fnt

    viry httrhjtkvi. \mi bhcnr snurji ne ibpanybift ks tmi kfenrbha sijtnr,

    hfl kts kbpnrthfji hs h snurji ne ibpanybift mhs `rnwf nvir tmi pirknl.

    Hatmnu`m ibpanybift smnws h bnvibift hwhy ernb h`rkjuaturi, tmiri

    ks fn jnrrispnflkf` kfjrihsi kf tmi smhri ne wh`i nr shahrkil ibpanybift.

    Enr ynutm, bnst ne tmi cnd `rnwtm mhs diif kf tmi siae-ibpanybift hfl

    ibpanyir jhti`nrkis, hanf` wktm h bhr`kfha kfjrihsi kf ibpanybift kf tmiprkvhti sijtnr. Ihrfkf`s `rnwtm litirknrhtil nvir 4???4??5, jnbphril

    wktm 8;;54???. [nutm mhvi diif bnri heeijtil tmhf hluats dy tmks liti-

    rknrhtknf. \mi hdkakty ne tmi ijnfnby tn bhgi usi ne nppnrtufktkis npif-

    kf` up kf tmi `andha ibpanybift bhrgits ks hasn anw, `kvif tmi ehkray anw

    prnpnrtknf ne tmi ahdnr enrji wktm mk`mir ilujhtknf.

    Hatmnu`m ufibpanybift rhtis mhvi jnbi lnwf, phrtkjuahray tmnsi

    enr ynutm, tmi jurrift rhtis hri stkaa riahtkviay mk`m jnbphril wktm tmnsi

    kf ntmir jnuftrkis. \mi lijakfi kf tmi ufibpanybift rhtis ks ahr`iay

    ixpahkfil dy libn`rhpmkj jmhf`is, ibk`rhtknf ne wnrgirs, hflkfjrihsil ilujhtknf phrtkjkphtknf, rhtmir tmhf kbprnvil ibpanybift

    prnspijts kf Zrk Ahfgh. Jansi tn mhae tmi ufibpanyil mhvi diif ufib-

    panyil enr nvir h yihr. Bnst ne tmib, lispkti mhvkf` mk`m aivias ne enr-

    bha ilujhtknf, hri ixpijtkf` cnds riqukrkf` anw sgkaa aivias, kflkjhtkf`

    Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh

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    tmht lispkti mk`m aivias ne enrbha ilujhtknf, tmi bhrgit ks libhflkf`

    anw jnbpitifjkis kf sgkaas.

    \mi hfhaysks smnws tmi ur`ift fiil tn ifjnurh`i ahdnr enrji phrtkjkph-

    tknf rhtis dy jrihtkf` httrhjtkvi ibpanybift nppnrtufktkis, ispijkhaay kf tmi

    enrbha sijtnr, wmiri wnrgkf` jnflktknfs hfl ribufirhtknf aivias hri dittir

    hfl bnri sthdai. Zivirha stulkis mhvi mk`mak`mtil tmi fiil tn livianp tmi

    kfvistbift jakbhti kf tmi jnuftry hfl riahx ahdnr ahws tn ifjnurh`i tmi

    jrihtknf ne bnri enrbha sijtnr cnds (Pnral Dhfg 4??5).

    Hatmnu`m tmi ahdnr enrji mhs dijnbi bnri ilujhtil nvir tkbi, h

    bhcnr phrt ne tmi kbprnvibift mhs diif ht tmi prkbhry aivia. \mi fiil

    ks tn kbprnvi fnt nfay ilujhtknf htthkfbift ht tmi uppir-sijnflhry hfltirtkhry aivias dut hasn tmi riaivhfji ne ilujhtknf sn tmht tmi wnrgenrji ks

    jnbpitift kf K\ hfl If`aksm sgkaas fijisshry enr sijurkf` ibpanybift kf

    tmi ibir`kf` `andha ibpanybift bhrgits. Kf tmks ri`hrl, spijkha httiftknf

    smnual di phkl tn kbprnvkf` tmi quhakty hfl riaivhfji ne ilujhtknf, ispi-

    jkhaay enr rurha ynutm ernb nutskli Pistirf _rnvkfji. \mi hjjiss tn `nnl-

    quhakty trhkfkf` prn`rhbs ks hasn anw enr ynutm, kf phrt dijhusi tmisi

    prn`rhbs hri jnstay hfl hvhkahdai nfay kf hfl hrnufl Pistirf _rnvkfji

    (Jnanbdn) hfl ntmir urdhf hrihs. Eurtmir, bhfy `nnl trhkfkf` prn`rhbshri jnflujtil nfay kf If`aksm, wmkjm ks h eurtmir dhrrkir tn hjjiss. H jnf-

    jirtil ieenrt smnual di bhli tn kbprnvi hjjiss tn tmisi dittir-quhakty

    trhkfkf` prn`rhbs enr haa Zrk Ahfghfs dy ifjnurh`kf` tmi trhkfkf` prnvklirs

    tn neeir tmisi prn`rhbs nutskli Pistirf _rnvkfji hfl dy bhgkf` ekfhfjkha

    hssksthfji hvhkahdai.

    Ht tmi shbi tkbi, tmiri ks h fiil tn kbprnvi If`aksm hfl K\ ilujhtknf

    ht tmi sijnflhry aivia, sn tmht ynutm ln fnt spifl tkbi ekaakf` tmnsi `hps

    kf tmikr sijnflhry ilujhtknf wmif tmiy smnual di wnrgkf` nr if`h`kf` kfbnri hlvhfjil ilujhtknf prn`rhbs. Hatmnu`m sivirha kfktkhtkvis mhvi

    diif kftrnlujil tn kbprnvi tmi quhakty ne If`aksm hfl K\ ilujhtknf

    neeiril ht tmi sjmnna aivia, prn`riss mhs diif sanw. Fiw kffnvhtkvi whys

    hri fiilil enr kbprnvkf` ilujhtknf kf tmisi hrihs qukjgay, sn tmht tmi

    jnuftry lnis fnt ansi nut nf tmi ibir`kf` nppnrtufktkis.

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    Hffix

    Liekfktknf ne Ahdnr Bhrgit Kflkjhtnrs Ysil kf tmi Hfhaysks

    \mi hfhaysks usis sthflhrl ahdnr bhrgit kflkjhtnrs hs liekfil dianw3

    _npuahtknf (_)3 Ijnfnbkjhaay hjtkvi pnpuahtknf 89 yihrs hfl nvir.Ibpanyil (I)3 Mnusimnal bibdirs, wmn lurkf` tmi rieirifji pirknl,

    wnrgil hs phkl ibpanyiis, ibpanyirs, nwf-hjjnuft wnrgirs, nr uf-

    phkl wnrgirs. \mks kfjaulis pirsnfs wktm h cnd dut fnt ht wnrg lurkf`

    tmi rieirifji pirknl.

    Ibpanybift-tn-pnpuahtknf rhtkn3 \mi fubdir ne ibpanyil pirsnfs hs hpirjifth`i ne wnrgkf`-h`i pnpuahtknf.

    Ixpijtkf` tn di ibpanyil (II) (4??5)3 _irsnfs wmn hri fnt jurriftayibpanyil dut harihly mhl h cnd nr mhl bhli hrrhf`ibifts enr siae-

    ibpanybift hri fnt jnfskliril tn di ibpanyil.

    Yfibpanyil (Y) (dienri 4??5)3 _irsnfs wmn wiri hvhkahdai hfl/nr anngkf`enr wnrg dut wmn lkl fnt wnrg lurkf` tmi rieirifji pirknl.

    Yfibpanyil (Y) (4??5)3 _irsnfs hvhkahdai hfl/nr anngkf` enr wnrg, hfl

    tmnsi wmn lkl fnt wnrg dut tnng stips lurkf` tmi ahst enur wiigs tnekfl h cnd hfl wmn hri rihly tn hjjipt h cnd `kvif wnrg. (\mi Liphrt-

    bift ne Jifsus hfl Zthtkstkjs lhth ln fnt jnfsklir tmnsi wmn hri

    ixpijtkf` tn di ibpanyil hs ufibpanyil.)

    Ahdnr enrji (AE)3 Ijnfnbkjhaay hjtkvi pnpuahtknf 89 yihrs hfl nvir.(AE 2 I + Y.)

    Fnt kf tmi ahdnr enrji3 H pirsnf wmn ks fiktmir ibpanyil fnr ufibpanyil.Yfibpanybift rhti (YT)3 Yfibpanyil hs h pirjifth`i ne tmi ahdnr enrji.Ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhti (AE_T)3 _irsnfs kf tmi ahdnr enrji hs h pir-

    jifth`i ne tmi wnrgkf`-h`i pnpuahtknf.

    Tieirifji pirknl3Piig prijilkf` tmi wiig ne lhth jnaaijtknf.Fn pirbhfift ibpanyir (4??5)3 Ibpanyiis wmn ln fnt mhvi h pirbhfift

    ibpanyir.

    Fntis

    8. Cndsfit ks hf Kftirfit-dhsil ibpanybift snurjkf` hfl liakviry systib enr

    bhtjmkf` cnd vhjhfjkis wktm cndsiigirs wmn ri`kstir wktm Cndsfit. \mi kfenr-bhtknf stnri ks uplhtil nf h riha-tkbi dhsks ernb haa phrts ne tmi jnuftry.

    4. Ht aihst N-aivia quhakekil kfjaulis H-aivia quhakekil hfl li`rii mnalirs.

    :. \misi sthtkstkjs ixjauli Fnrtmirf hfl Ihstirf prnvkfjis.

    Ahdnr Bhrgit \rifls hfl Nutjnbis kf Zrk Ahfgh

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    enrbhaay ibpanyil wnrgirs, hfl tmi ntmir ne ufprntijtil hfl anw-phkl

    kfenrbha sijtnr wnrgirs. \mks quistknf ks stulkil dy hfhayzkf` litirbk-

    fhfts ne kfenrbha ibpanybift hfl wh`is, hs wiaa hs dy ixhbkfkf` tmi

    ieeijts ne Zrk Ahfghs ristrkjtkvi sivirhfji phy ai`ksahtknf nf cnd jrihtknf

    hfl listrujtknf hfl nf iftirprksis kfjiftkvis tn kfjrihsi ibpanybift.

    \mi jmhptir ekrst prnvklis hf nvirvkiw ne tmi ixtift ne si`bifthtknf

    kf Zrk Ahfghs ahdnr bhrgit hfl prisifts hf hfhaysks ne pirsnfha hfl

    jnbbufkty jmhrhjtirkstkjs hssnjkhtil wktm tmi prndhdkakty ne dikf`

    ibpanyil kf tmi pudakj, prkvhti enrbha, hfl prkvhti kfenrbha sijtnrs. Kt

    tmif hfhayzis kfstktutknfha ehjtnrs rispnfskdai enr tmi enrbhtknf ne

    wh`is hfl tmi risuatkf` wh`i pribkubs hssnjkhtil wktm pudakj hfl enr-bha prkvhti wnrg. \mi jmhptir lisjrkdis ibpanybift prntijtknf hfl

    hfhayzis kts jnfsiquifjis nf cnd jrihtknf hfl listrujtknf hfl ekrbs

    `rnwtm, dienri jnfjaulkf` dy pahjkf` tmi hfhaysks kf tmi pnakjy jnftixt.

    Litirbkfhfts ne Kfenrbha Ibpanybift kf Zrk Ahfgh

    Zrk Ahfghs ahdnr bhrgit lkvklis smhrpay hanf` tmi kfenrbhakty bhr`kf3 h

    sbhaa enrbha sijtnr ne pudakj hfl prkvhti wnrgirs skts hanf`skli h ahr`i kfenr-bha sijtnr wmiri wnrgkf` jnflktknfs hri prijhrknus. Kf 4??5, 55 pirjift

    ne Zrk Ahfghs ibpanyil ahdnr enrji whs kf kfenrbha wnrg (kf akfi wktm

    tmi liekfktknf hpprnvil dy tmi 89tm Kftirfhtknfha Jnfeirifji ne Ahdnr

    Zthtkstkjkhfs). _udakj ibpanybift hjjnuftil enr h skzhdai 8: pirjift hfl

    prkvhti enrbha ibpanybift enr nfay 4? pirjift (thdai 4.8). Ne tmnsi kf

    9? @ufhtkahgh hfl Unlnpkvij

    \hdai 4.8 Ahdnr Bhrgit Zi`bifthtknf kf Zrk Ahfgh 4??5, Haa Ibpanyil

    Jhti`nry _irjift_udakj ibpanybift

    Hs h smhri ne tntha ibpanybift 8:. Ke sn, nfi wnual ixpijt

    tmi ixkstifji ne h pribkub hdnvi tmi ndsirvhdai jmhrhjtirkstkjs tmht ks hssn-

    jkhtil wktm wnrgkf` kf prntijtil si`bifts ne tmi ahdnr bhrgittmht ks, kf

    tmi pudakj hfl enrbha prkvhti sijtnrs. Dienri wi ixhbkfi tmks quistknf,

    mnwivir, wi lisjrkdi tmi wh`i-sittkf` hrrhf`ibifts kf Zrk Ahfgh.

    Kf Zrk Ahfgh tmrii tkirs ne wh`is jhf di lkstkf`uksmil, ihjm litirbkfil

    tmrnu`m h lkeeirift bijmhfksbtmnsi riahtil tn tmi pudakj sijtnr, tn tmienrbha (prntijtil) prkvhti sijtnr, hfl tn tmi kfenrbha (ufprntijtil)

    sijtnr. _udakj sijtnr wh`is hri `nvirfil dy twn giy bijmhfksbs3 pirknlkj

    rijnbbiflhtknfs dy nvirfbift-hppnkftil phy jnbbkssknfs7 hfl hlcust-

    bifts dy tmi jhdkfit kf tmi jnst-ne-akvkf` haanwhfji. Enrbha prkvhti sijtnr

    Ahdnr Bhrgit Kfstktutknfs hfl Ahdnr Bhrgit Zi`bifthtknf kf Zrk Ahfgh 9:

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    wh`is hri litirbkfil kf tmrii whys3 dy trkphrtkti wh`is dnhrls, wmkjm

    litirbkfi bkfkbub wh`is7 tmrnu`m jnaaijtkvi dhr`hkfkf` ditwiif trhli

    ufknfs hfl tmi ibpanyirs riprisiftil dy tmi Ibpanyirs Eilirhtknf ne

    Jiyanf7 hfl tmrnu`m kflipiflift, kflkvkluha dhr`hkfkf` ditwiif bnri

    sgkaail ibpanyiis hfl tmikr ibpanyirs. Ph`is ne wnrgirs kf tmi kfenrbha

    sijtnr hri dy hfl ahr`i litirbkfil eriiay dy tmi bhrgit7 hatmnu`m bhfy

    kfenrbha wnrgirs hri jnviril dy tmi wh`i-dnhrl ai`ksahtknf, tmiy bhy ihrf

    aiss tmhf bhflhtil wmiri bnfktnrkf` hfl ifenrjibift ks wihg. Ht tmi

    shbi tkbi, dijhusi tmi wh`i kfjrihsis bhflhtil dy tmi wh`is dnhrls mhvi

    mhrlay gipt up wktm kfeahtknf, bhrgit-litirbkfil rhtis hdnvi tmi sthtutnry

    bkfkbubs privhka kf hrihs sujm hs Pistirf _rnvkfji wmiri tmi ahdnr bhr-git ks tk`mt.

    Ernb tmks lisjrkptknf, kt jhf di siif tmht pudakj sijtnr wnrgirs hri tmi

    difiekjkhrkis ne tmi privhkakf` wh`i-sittkf` systib hfl kfenrbha wnrgirs

    tmi ansirs. Yfknfs wkial jnfsklirhdai pnaktkjha hfl strhti`kj janut kf tmi

    pudakj sijtnr, hfl tmiy hri hasn prisift kf tmi prkvhti enrbha sijtnr, jnb-

    piaakf` `rihtir jnbpakhfji wktm prntijtkvi ahdnr ai`ksahtknf hfl if`h`kf`

    kf jnaaijtkvi dhr`hkfkf`. Kfliil, hs smnwf kf thdai 4.

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    Ahdnr Bhrgit Kfstktutknfs hfl Ahdnr Bhrgit Zi`bifthtknf kf Zrk Ahfgh 99

    \hdai 4.9 Litirbkfhfts ne Mnuray Ph`is, Ibpanyiis

    Jmhrhjtirkstkj_udakj Enrbha Kfenrbha Haa ibpanyiis

    (8) (4) (:) (

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    95 @ufhtkahgh hfl Unlnpkvij

    Fnrtm Jiftrha ?.4=;5 ?.4?99* ?.??; ?.88

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    hfhaysks ne `iflir hfl itmfkjkty-riahtil wh`i kfiquhaktkis). Pmkai tmi

    ri`rissknf istkbhtis riahtkf` tn ilujhtknf vhrkhdais hri sk`fkekjhft nfay

    enr enrbha ibpanyiis, fnti tmht ilujhtknf ks bnst mk`may riwhrlil kf

    tmi enrbha sijtnr hfl aihst kf tmi kfenrbha sijtnr. Ht mk`mir aivias ne

    ilujhtknf, kfenrbha ibpanyiis ifcny mhae tmi riturfs tn ilujhtknf

    ifcnyil dy iqukvhaiftay ilujhtil ibpanyiis kf tmi enrbha prkvhti sij-

    tnr. \mi vhrkhdais riahtil tn ekrb skzi hri dy hfl ahr`i fnt sk`fkekjhft

    ntmir tmhf enr tmi 8?? ibpanyiis paus `rnup, wmkjm ihrfs sk`fkekjhftay

    bnri tmhf ibpanyiis kf bkjrniftirprksis kf tmi enrbha sijtnr hfl sk`-

    fkekjhftay aiss tmhf ibpanyiis kf bkjrniftirprksis kf kfenrbha ibpany-

    bift. \ibpnrhry hfl jhsuha wnrgirs ihrf sk`fkekjhftay aiss tmhf pirbhfiftibpanyiis kf enrbha ibpanybift.

    Kbphjt ne Ibpanybift _rntijtknf Ai`ksahtknf

    Ahdnr bhrgit si`bifthtknf jhf hasn di euiail dy ibpanybift prntijtknf

    ai`ksahtknf. Kf phrtkjuahr, ahr`i ekrkf` jnsts hfl prnjilurha ndsthjais tn

    wnrgir lksbksshas bhy jnftrkduti tn tmi ibir`ifji ne luha ahdnr bhrgits.

    Zujm jnsts hfl ndsthjais riluji cnd siphrhtknfs hs wiaa tmi mkrkf` ne fiwwnrgirs, wktm kfenrbha sijtnr wnrgirs hfl vuafirhdai `rnups sujm hs ynuf`

    wnrgirs hfl eibhais dikf` phrtkjuahray murt. Ekrbs mkri eiwir wnrgirs

    enaanwkf` pnsktkvi smnjgs tmht wnual ntmirwksi ifjnurh`i tmib tn ixphfl,

    dijhusi mk`m sivirhfji phybifts bhgi kt jnstay enr ekrbs tn ahy nee

    wnrgirs kf tmi ehji ne h fi`htkvi ijnfnbkj smnjg (Dirtnah 8;;4). \mus

    lksbkssha jnsts hjt cust akgi mkrkf` jnsts, rilujkf` cnd eanws hfl tmi spiil

    wktm wmkjm ahdnr bhrgits hlcust tn ixn`ifnus smnjgs hfl jnfstrhkfkf`

    tmi rihaanjhtknf ne ahdnr ernb lijakfkf` tn ixphflkf` sijtnrs.Tijift bkjrnijnfnbitrkj hfhaysis mhvi smnwf tmht ahdnr bhrgit ri`u-

    ahtknfs jhf prnluji kbpnrthft ieekjkifjy anssis. Enr ixhbpai, Mijgbhf

    hfl _h`is (4???) smnw tmht kf Ahtkf Hbirkjh, bnri strkf`ift cnd sijurkty

    ahws hri hssnjkhtil wktm anwir ibpanybift hfl mk`mir ufibpanybift,

    phrtkjuahray hbnf` ynuf` wnrgirs. Zkbkahray, Disaiy hfl Dur`iss (4??

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    9= @ufhtkahgh hfl Unlnpkvij

    Ijnfnbkj Jn-npirhtknf hfl Livianpbift (NIJL). Ntmir stulkis uskf`

    bhjrnijnfnbkj lhth, kfjaulkf` Fkjgiaa hfl Ahyhrl (8;;;), Mheefir hfl

    ntmirs (4??8), hfl NIJL (8;;;), mhvi hasn enufl fi`htkvi ieekjkifjy

    ieeijts ne sivirhfji phy.

    Dut tmisi fi`htkvi ekflkf`s ernb ahdnr bhrgit ri`uahtknfs hri fnt ufk-

    virsha.: Dhuir, Diflir, hfl Dnfkf (4??0) enufl fn ivklifji tmht lksbkssha

    prntijtknf heeijtil wnrgir turfnvir kf @irbhfy. Zjmkvhrlk hfl \nrrkfk

    (4??=) enufl nfay bnlist ivklifji tmht ibpanybift prntijtknf ai`ksah-

    tknf rilujil ekrb kfjiftkvis tn kfjrihsi ibpanybift kf Kthakhf ekrbs.

    \mks sijtknf ixpanris snbi pnsskdai akfgs ditwiif Zrk Ahfghs ristrkj-

    tkvi hfl jnstay ibpanybift prntijtknf ai`ksahtknf, ibdnlkil kf tmi\irbkfhtknf ne Ibpanybift ne Pnrgbif Hjt (\IPH), hfl ahdnr bhrgit

    nutjnbis. Kf phrtkjuahr, kt ixpanris pnsskdai akfgs ne \IPH tn cnd eanws

    (cnd jrihtknf hfl listrujtknf) hfl tn phttirfs ne ekrb `rnwtm.

    Lisjrkptknf ne \IPH

    \mi \irbkfhtknf ne Ibpanybift ne Pnrgbif Hjt ne 8;08 ks nfi ne tmi

    jnstakist hfl bnst ristrkjtkvi sivirhfji phy systibs kf tmi wnral. \IPH

    riqukris ibpanyirs wktm bnri tmhf 8< wnrgirs tn siig tmi hutmnrkzhtknfne tmi Jnbbkssknfir ne Ahdnr enr kftiflil ahynees (enr ihjm kflkvkluha

    jhsi, fnt nfay enr bhss ahynees hs kf snbi ntmir jnuftrkis). Kt fnt nfay jhaas

    enr ibpanyirs tn phy mk`m jnbpifshtknf tn tmi ahkl-nee wnrgirs, dut kts

    lksjritknfhry fhturi hfl aif`tmy prnjiluris eurtmir lksjnurh`i ibpany-

    irs ernb ahykf` nee wnrgirs.

    Tivksknfs tn tmi jnbpifshtknf enrbuahs, hlnptil kf 4??9, rilujil

    fnftrhfsphrifjy hfl hrdktrhrkfiss kf tmi ekrkf` prnjiss, dut tmi siphrhtknf

    jnsts ribhkf ixtribiay mk`m dy kftirfhtknfha sthflhrls, hfl tmi prnjiss nesiphrhtknf stkaa kfvnavis prknr hpprnvha dy tmi Ahdnr Jnbbkssknfir.

    Lurkf` 4??4?: (tmi pirknl usil kf tmi hfhaysks miri), tmi sivirhfji phy

    hvirh`il fihray twkji tmi bnftmay shahry enr ihjm yihr ne sirvkji, hfl tmi

    buatkpai jnual rksi hs mk`m hs skx tkbis tmi bnftmay shahry (ek`uri 4.8). Hs

    smnwf kf ek`uri 4.4, kf 4??: h Zrk Ahfghf wnrgir wktm 4? yihrs ne sirvkji

    rijikvil hf hvirh`i sivirhfji phjgh`i iquha tn 49 bnftms ne wh`is.

    Kf jnftrhst, tmi hvirh`i sivirhfji whs 85 bnftms ne wh`is kf ntmir Hskhf

    jnuftrkis, 84 bnftms kf Ahtkf Hbirkjhf jnuftrkis, 0 bnftms kf Herkjhf

    jnuftrkis, 5 bnftms kf NIJL jnuftrkis, hfl < bnftms kf trhfsktknf jnuf-trkis. Ahkl-nee Zrk Ahfghf wnrgirs wktm smnrtir sphfs ne sirvkji hasn

    rijikvil ufusuhaay ifirnus sivirhfji phy. Hfl wmif tmi systib swktjmil

    tn h ekxil enrbuah enr jnbputkf` tmi sivirhfji phjgh`i kf Lijibdir

    4??:, tmi prn`rhb dijhbi ivif bnri `ifirnus (Pnral Dhfg 4??0).

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    Ahdnr Bhrgit Kfstktutknfs hfl Ahdnr Bhrgit Zi`bifthtknf kf Zrk Ahfgh 9;

    Ek`uri 4.8 @ifirnskty ne \IPH Nrlirs, 4??4?:

    ?

    9

    8?

    89

    4?

    49

    :?

    :9

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    Ekrbs bhy hasn try tn sklistip \IPH ndak`htknfs dy jnftrkvkf` lksjk-

    pakfhry `rnufls tmht wnual custkey ekrkf` h wnrgir nr dy mhrhsskf` wnrg-

    irs tn bhgi tmib qukt. Hatirfhtkviay, tmiy jnual nutsnurji wnrg tn hvnkl

    mhvkf` tn thgi nf bnri wnrgirs. Pmkai kt ks lkeekjuat tn hssiss mnw eri-

    quiftay tmisi nptknfs hri usil, tmiri hri rihsnfs tn diakivi tmht ekrbs

    mhvi nfay akbktil hdkakty tn hvnkl tmi jnsts ne \IPH. Kfeaixkdai ahdnr ri`-

    uahtknfs wiri nfi ne tmi ekvi bnst jnbbnfay jktil duskfiss jmhaaif`is

    ripnrtil dy urdhf ekrbs kf Zrk Ahfgh. _risifthtknf bhli ht tmi Fhtknfha

    Zjkifji Enuflhtknf, Zjkifji hfl \ijmfnan`y Jiftir, Phsmkf`tnf L.J.

    Zjmnne, Y. 4??5. Ztkbuahtkf` [nutm Iftriprifiursmkp3 Dhrrkirs hfl Kfjiftkvis tn

    Iftirprksi Zthrt-ups dy [nuf` _inpai. Zirkis nf [nutm hfl Iftriprifiursmkp.

    @ifivh3 Kftirfhtknfha Ahdnur Nr`hfkzhtknf.

    ZK[DZAH (Zthrt hfl Kbprnvi [nur Duskfiss, Zrk Ahfgh Hssnjkhtknf). 4??

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    Uijkhfh, C. B., B. Hpnfti, hfl L. Yrdhfn. 4??9. Yfkvirskty Ztulifts Httktuli

    tnwhrls Iftriprifiursmkp3 H \wn-Jnuftrkis Jnbphrksnf. Kftirfhtknfha

    Iftriprifiursmkp hfl Bhfh`ibift Cnurfha 83 859=4.

    Piirhtuf`i, F. 4??8. Bkjrn-iftriprifiurs hfl Iftriprifiurkha Juaturis kf Zrk

    Ahfgh3 Kbpakjhtknfs enr _nvirty Tilujtknf. Jiftri enr _nvirty Hfhaysks,

    Jnanbdn.

    . 4??5. Tivkiwkf` hfl Hfhayzkf` _rncijts hfl _rn`rhbs nf [nutm

    Iftriprifiursmkp. Dhjg`rnufl phpir enr tmi Fhtknfha Hjtknf _ahf enr [nutm

    Ibpanybift kf Zrk Ahfgh. Kftirfhtknfha Ahdnur Nr`hfkzhtknf, Jnanbdn.

    . 4??=. Iftirprksi enr _rn-_nnr @rnwtm _rncijt3 Kbphjt Hssissbift ne tmi

    Iftirprksi Juaturi Jnbpnfift. Lrhet ripnrt, KAN Iftir`rnwtm _rncijt,Jnanbdn.

    Piirhtuf`i, F., G. \. Zkavh, hfl U. Tif`hfhtmhf. 4??4. \mi _nvirty Kbphjt ne tmi

    ZIILZ Jrilkt _aus Hpprnhjm3 Hf Kflipiflift Jakift-dhsil Hssissbift.

    Jiftri enr _nvirty Hfhaysks, Jnanbdn.

    Pmkti, Z., hfl _. Gifynf. 4??8. Iftirprksi-dhsil [nutm Ibpanybift _nakjkis,

    Ztrhti`kis hfl _rn`rhbs3 Kfktkhtkvis enr tmi Livianpbift ne Iftirprksi Hjtknf

    hfl Ztrhti`kis. Pnrgkf` phpir, KfEnjus _rn`rhb nf Zgkaas, Gfnwail`i hfl

    Ibpanyhdkakty, Kftirfhtknfha Ahdnur Nr`hfkzhtknf, @ifivh.[IF ([nutm Ibpanybift Fitwnrg). 4??5. Ztrhti`kj Hssissbift hfl _nakjy

    Tijnbbiflhtknfs enr h Fhtknfha Hjtknf _ahf enr [nutm Ibpanybift3 Zrk Ahfgh.

    [IF Zijrithrkht, Jnanbdn.

    [nuf`, J. 4??

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    \mks jmhptir anngs ht snbi ne tmi whys kf wmkjm Zrk Ahfghf ynuf`

    pinpai hs h `rnup ixpirkifji lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl snjkha ixjausknf, ispi-

    jkhaay kf ibpanybift. Kf phrtkjuahr kt anngs ht tmi whys kf wmkjm snjkn -

    juaturha vhauis hfl prhjtkjis mhvi lkeeiriftkhtil Zrk Ahfghf snjkity

    hanf` jahss akfis, wmkjm hasn phrhaaia nr hripirjikvil (ispijkhaay dy ynutm)

    tn phrhaaia tmi lkstrkdutknf ne pnwir hfl prkvkai`i kf snjkity.

    \mks jmhptir hjgfnwail`is tmi sk`fkekjhfji ne ehjtnrs sujm hs `iflir

    hfl itmfkjkty kf Zrk Ahfghf snjkity hs tmi dhsks ne lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl

    ixjausknf, dut kt enjusis nf ntmir snjkha hfl juaturha ehjtnrs tmht hasn

    aihl tn jahss hfl sthtus kfiquhaktkis hfl tmht jut hjrnss kssuis sujm hs `if-

    lir hfl itmfkjkty. Miri, jahss ks liekfil fnt nfay dy ijnfnbkj ehjtnrs dutdy ntmir snjkha hfl juaturha ehjtnrs sujm hs ahf`uh`i, snjkha fitwnrgs, hfl

    sybdnas ne wistirfkzhtknf tmht hri jnfskliril tn di bhrgirs ne bnlirfkty

    hfl prn`riss. \mi jmhptirs ibpmhsks nf jahss ks fnt kf hfy why bihft tn

    bkfkbkzi tmi sk`fkekjhfji ne `iflir hfl itmfkjkty hs snurjis ne lksjrkbkfh-

    tknf dut tn lrhw httiftknf tn ntmir, aiss ndvknus snurjis ne lksjrkbkfhtknf

    ht wnrg kf Zrk Ahfgh.

    \mi jmhptir lksjussis tmi jnfjipt hfl prndaibs ne ynutm hs tmiy mhvi

    diif jnfstrujtil kf Zrk Ahfgh, hfl kt drkieay ixhbkfis mnw tmi ehkauri tnuflirsthfl tmi aiss ndvknus ehjtnrs ne lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl ixjausknf mhs

    risuatil kf kfieeijtkvi pnakjy rispnfsis tmht mhvi snbitkbis rikfenrjil

    (pirmhps ufjnfsjknusay) snbi ne tmi snurjis ne lksjrkbkfhtknf tmht tmiy

    nstifskday siig tn iakbkfhti.

    Hfhayzkf` hfl uflirsthflkf` tmi ehjtnrs ne lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl ixjau-

    sknf hri kbpnrthft hspijts ne pnakjy livianpbift. Yfiquha trihtbift ne

    pinpai wktmkf snjkitkis dhsil nf vhrknus ehjtnrs sujm hs itmfkjkty, jahss,

    jhsti, hfl `iflir hri rijn`fkzil, ht aihst ht h tminritkjha aivia, hs sk`fkek-jhft litirbkfhfts ne pinpais hdkakty tn hjjiss tmi pnwir hfl risnurjis

    fijisshry enr ijnfnbkj hfl snjkha livianpbift. \mi kfjrihskf` ehsjkfhtknf

    ne tmi mubhfkthrkhf hfl livianpbift sijtnr wktm tmi rk`mts-dhsil

    hpprnhjm hfl tmi kbpnrthfji kvif tn bhkfstrihbkf` iflir kf livianp-

    bift hfl hssissbift ne vuafirhdkakty httist tn tmi `rnwkf` hjjipthfji ne

    tmi fiil tn uflirsthfl tmi snurjis ne kfiquhakty kf snjkity. Hs h risuat,

    livianpbift hfl pnakjy kfktkhtkvis kfjrihskf`ay tifl tn enjus nf phrtkjuahr

    `rnups tmht hri jnfskliril bnri vuafirhdai nr bhr`kfhakzil.

    \mi uflirsthflkf` tmht pnakjy hfl livianpbift kfktkhtkvis fiil tn lihawktm tmi lkeeiriftkha lkstrkdutknf ne pnwir hfl prkvkai`i ks h sk`fkekjhft smket

    wktmkf livianpbift lksjnursi. Pktm tmi akfgkf` ne mubhf rk`mts tn livia-

    npbift, tmi liekfktknf ne livianpbift mhs smketil ernb h snai enjus nf

    kbprnvkf` pinpais bhtirkha jnflktknfs tn h bnri mubhf-rk`mts nrkiftil

    4?? Hbhrhsurkyh

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    `nha ne iakbkfhtkf` jnfstrhkfts tn mubhf lk`fkty hfl npprisskvi prnjissis

    tmht lify pinpai tmi rk`mt tn livianp tmikr euaa pntiftkha (Bhrgs 4??9).

    Mnwivir, tmi trhfsahtknf ne tmisi tminritkjha smkets kftn livianpbift

    pnakjy hfl prn`rhb kftirviftknfs mhs snbitkbis diif ht tmi jnst ne ksn-

    ahtkf` phrtkjuahr `rnups enr kftirviftknfs, wmkai k`fnrkf` tmi jnbpaix

    systibkj hfl mkstnrkjha snurjis ne lksjrkbkfhtknf.

    [nutm _rndaibs

    Kf Zrk Ahfgh tmi prndaibs ne ynutm hri kfixtrkjhday dnufl up kf vknaift

    jnfeakjt, wmkjm mhs ail tn pirjiptknfs tmht ynutm hri tmi prndaib. \miChfhtmh Ukbugtmk _irhbufh (CU_), h pnaktkjha bnvibift tmht ail tmi

    hftksthti kfsur`ifjkis kf tmi snutm kf 8;08 hfl 8;=;, hfl tmi bkakthft

    `rnupsbhkfay tmi Akdirhtknf \k`irs ne \hbka Iiahb (A\\I) kf tmi fnrtm

    hfl ihst tmht mhvi diif ek`mtkf` enr h siphrhti sthtiwiri bhkfay bhli

    up ne ynuf` pinpai. Hs h risuat, ynutm, ispijkhaay ilujhtil dut fnfwist-

    irfkzil ynutm ernb pnnr ehbkakis kf rurha hrihs, hri pirjikvil dy pnaktk-

    jkhfs, pnakjybhgirs, hfl livianpbift prhjtktknfirs hs dikf` erustrhtil

    hfl hf`ry ht tmikr kfhdkakty tn ekfl wnrg hfl ekt kftn tmi ahr`ir snjkity hfltmus hs dikf` rkpi enr vknaifji. \mi kliftkekjhtknf ne ynutm hs h vuafirh-

    dai `rnup mhs thgif nf spijkha sk`fkekjhfji dijhusi ke hf kfmirift jmhrhj-

    tirkstkj ne erustrhtil ynutm ks tmi pntiftkha enr vknaifji nr rivnat, tmif

    fi`aijtkf` tmi fiils ne ynutm jhf di siif hs h pnsskdai lhf`ir enr snjkha

    jnmisknf hfl nrlir.

    @ifirhaay tmi `nvirfbift mhs rispnflil tn ynutm ufrist kf nfi ne twn

    snbiwmht jnftrhlkjtnry whys3 drutha sthti riprissknf tn quiaa hjtuha vkn-

    aifji (aihlkf` tn tmi gkaakf`, tnrturi, hfl lkshppihrhfji ne pirmhps8??,??? nr bnri ynutm, ke dntm tmi CU_ ridiaaknfs hfl tmi A\\I jnfeakjts

    hri thgif kftn hjjnuft)7 nr pnakjy httibpts tn bhfh`i ynutm hf`ir hfl

    erustrhtknf dy sittkf` up spijkha prn`rhbs thr`itkf` ynuf` pinpai, di kt

    kf tmi enrb ne ibpanybift jrihtknf, juaturha hfl spnrts hjtkvktkis, nr

    pnvirty haaivkhtknf sjmibis. Uiry rhriay mhvi pnakjkis hfl livianpbift

    kftirviftknfs hjtuhaay hjgfnwail`il tmht tmi hf`ir eiat dy ynutm bhy di

    ai`ktkbhti, dhsil nf viry riha ixpirkifjis ne kfcustkji hfl lksjrkbkfhtknf.

    Fnr mhs tmiri diif bujm hjgfnwail`bift tmht bhfy ne tmi ehjtnrs

    ufliraykf` tmi hf`ir hfl erustrhtknf hbnf` ynutm stib ernb sirknuseahws kf ijnfnbkj hfl snjkha pnakjkis hfl prn`rhbs, phrtkjuahray tmnsi

    lkrijtil tnwhrl bhr`kfhakzil, nutjhst, hfl uflirprkvkai`il `rnups.

    Nfi ihray rijn`fktknf ne tmisi ufliraykf` prndaibs jhbi ernb tmi

    _riskliftkha Jnbbkssknf nf [nutm, sit up kf 8;;? dy tmif-prisklift

    Lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl Znjkha Ixjausknf ne [nutm kf Zrk Ahfgh 4?8

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    Thfhskf`mi _ribhlhsh. \mi jnbbkssknf lnjubiftil tmi sifsi ne hakif-

    htknf ernb isthdaksmil pnaktkjha, snjkha, ahdnr, hfl jnbbufkty kfstktutknfs

    eiat dy bhfy ynuf` pinpai hfl jnfjaulil tmht tmi sthrg kfcustkjis Wkf tmi

    trihtbift ne rurha ynutmR hpphrift tn haa hs h daibksm nf snjkity, h``rhvhtil

    dy tmi drhzif hrrn`hfji wktm wmkjm tmiy wiri pirpitrhtil, prnvklil h

    sybphtmitkj rurha dhjg`rnufl tn tmi pnaktkjs ne vknaifji (_riskliftkha

    Jnbbkssknf 8;;?). \mi jnbbkssknf enufl tmht ynutm lkl fnt mhvi jnfek-

    lifji tmht hfy ixkstkf` kfstktutknfs wnual miap tmib biit tmikr hspkrhtknfs

    hfl sn tnng h euflhbifthaay hftkisthdaksmbift sthfji. \mi jnbbkssknf hasn

    fntil mnw ribnvil tmi hspkrhtknfs ne tmisi ynutm wiri ernb tmi prknrktkis

    ne fhtknfha pahffirs. \mi jnbbkssknf ahkl nut h fubdir ne kssuis tmht kt shklsmnual di lihat wktm, kfjaulkf` tmi ahjg ne pudakj jnfeklifji kf kfstktutknfs7

    tmi hdusi ne pnaktkjha pnwir, ispijkhaay wktm ri`hrl tn tmi pudakj sijtnr7

    kfhliquhti ilujhtknf pnakjy7 lksjrkbkfhtnry ahf`uh`i pnakjy7 jhsti hfl

    itmfkj kssuis7 hfl rurha-urdhf lksphrktkis. Fihray 4? yihrs ahtir, akttai

    prn`riss mhs diif bhli, hf kflkjhtknf ne mnw riaujthft tmnsi kf pnwir mhvi

    diif tn hllriss tmi kssuis ufliraykf` ynutm vknaifji.

    [nutm _irjiptknfs ne Lksjrkbkfhtknf

    Bhfy stulkis ne ynutm kf Zrk Ahfgh kflkjhti tmht tmi prndaibs tmiy shy tmiy

    ixpirkifji hri skbkahr hjrnss dntm `iflir hfl itmfkj lkvklis. \mks ks fnt tn

    shy tmht ynuf` pinpai ln fnt ehji `iflir nr itmfkj lksjrkbkfhtknf, hfl

    tmiri hri jaihray bhfy lkeeirifjis dhsil nf dntm `iflir hfl itmfkjkty, dut

    tmisi hri fnt tmi nfay snurjis ne lksjrkbkfhtknf. Pmht ks sk`fkekjhft ks tmht

    ynuf` wnbif hfl bif, hjrnss itmfkj `rnups, tifl tn smhri skbkahr npkf-

    knfs hdnut bhfy ntmir kssuis tmht tmiy pirjikvi hs snurjis ne ynutm hf`irhfl erustrhtknf.

    Kfstihl ne ixpanrkf` tmisi kssuis, mnwivir, bnst pnakjy hfl livianp-

    bift kfktkhtkvis tifl tn kftirprit tmi hf`ir hfl erustrhtknf ynutm ixpriss

    hs snbitmkf` tmht fiils tn di bhfh`il rhtmir tmhf hs h sybptnb ne ai`kt-

    kbhti jnfjirfs. Pmkai ynutm vknaifji ks uflirstnnl hs bhkfay stibbkf`

    ernb erustrhtknf, tmiri ks akttai rijn`fktknf tmht tmi snurjis ne bujm ne tmks

    erustrhtknf risuat ernb mu`i lksphrktkis ditwiif kflkvkluha hspkrhtknfs hfl

    dhskj nppnrtufktkis, hs wiaa hs ernb ufiquha lkstrkdutknf ne tmi difiekts ne

    livianpbift hfl ijnfnbkj `rnwtm (Bhyir 4??

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    (08.4 pirjift) ne ynutm eiat tmht Zrk Ahfgh whs fnt h cust snjkity (Mittk`i

    4??43 :

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    bhfy ne tmi bkakthft `rnups kf tmi fnrtm hfl ihst mhl strnf` Bhrxkst-

    Aifkfkst nrkifthtknfs. Ivif tmi A\\I, ispijkhaay kf kts ihray lhys, whs siif

    hs hf hftk-iakti bnvibift, ispijkhaay kf tirbs ne kts sthfls h`hkfst jhsti

    lksjrkbkfhtknf (\mhf`hrhchm 4??47 Yyhf`nlh 4??:). _irmhps ynutm ufk-

    virshaay tifl tn di bnri httrhjtil tn rhlkjha, rivnautknfhry pnaktkjs, dut enr

    bhfy Zrk Ahfghf ynutm, akei ixpirkifji siibs tn prnvkli paifty ne ixhb-

    pais ne tmi ehkauri ne isthdaksmil kfstktutknfs tn biit tmikr hspkrhtknfs hfl

    tn euia tmi custkekjhtknf ne ivif vknaift bihfs ne jmhaaif`kf` pnsktknfs ne

    pnwir hfl prkvkai`i.

    \misi eiiakf`s ne kfcustkji hfl lhsmil ixpijthtknfs ht tmi mhfls ne tmi

    sthti bhjmkfiry fiil tn di ixhbkfil wktmkf tmi jnftixt ne Zrk Ahfghf pna-ktkjs, wmiri pnaktkjha phtrnfh`i mhs diif hf kbpnrthft bihfs ne hjjisskf`

    risnurjis. \mi klih ne tmi sthti hs prkbhrkay rispnfskdai enr snjkha wiaehri hs

    wiaa hs dikf` tmi giy snurji ne risnurjis whs isthdaksmil qukti ihray kf tmi

    enrbhtknf ne tmi pnstjnanfkha Zrk Ahfghf fhtknf-sthti (Zpifjir 8;;?7

    Pkjgrhbhskf`mi 4??5). \mi snjkha hfl juaturha iaktksb tmht ixkstil kf tmi

    ihray pnaktkjha aihlirsmkp ne Zrk Ahfgh risuatil kf tmi kfstktutknfhakzhtknf ne

    h systib ne pnaktkjha phtrnfh`i hfl ehvnrktksb kf tmi lkstrkdutknf ne tmi

    spnkas ne `nvirfbift. \mus, tmi pudakj uflirsthfls tmht lispkti tmi rmit-nrkj, rijikvkf` prntijtknf hfl wiaehri ernb tmi sthti ks fnt hf iftktaibift

    dut h prkvkai`i ne snjkha hfl pnaktkjha jnffijtknfs.

    \mi kftrnlujtknf ne finakdirha ijnfnbkj hfl snjkha pnakjkis kf tmi ahttir

    phrt ne tmi 8;0?s, wktm kts ufliraykf` prkfjkpai ne bkfkbkzkf` tmi rnai

    ne tmi sthti, mhl akttai kbphjt nf tmks systib ne pnaktkjha phtrnfh`i. Kf ehjt,

    kf bhfy kfsthfjis, enrik`f hkl eanws tn h fiw `nvirfbift siif hs akdirha hfl

    prn-Pistirf bhli bnri risnurjis hvhkahdai tmht ifhdail tmi sthti tn

    ixtifl kts phtrnfh`i (Bnnri 8;;?). \mus, kt ks kbpnrthft enr pnakjybhgirshfl ntmirs tn uflirsthfl tmht wmht ks lisjrkdil hs tmi jnbbnf pinpais

    lipiflifji nf tmi sthti enr wiaehri, prntijtknf, hfl ibpanybift ks fnt

    biriay h quistknf ne fi`htkvi, aitmhr`kj httktulis dut ks dhsil nf tmikr

    ixjausknf ernb tmi ijnfnbkj hfl snjkha bihfs tn hlvhfji nf tmikr nwf.

    Eurtmirbnri, wmkai pnaktkjha phtrnfh`i hfl ehvnrktksb wktmkf tmi `nvirf-

    bift mhs rijikvil snbi httiftknf, kts ixkstifji kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr ks aiss

    wiaa rijn`fkzilivif tmnu`m tmi rk`mt jnffijtknfs hri `ifirhaay fiilil

    tn ndthkf hfl hlvhfji kf h cnd.

    @kvif tmi snjkha rk`klktkis kf tmi juaturi hfl tmi pirvhskvifiss ne tmiphtrnfh`i systib, phrifts hfl ehbkay mhvi h sk`fkekjhft kfvistbift kf

    tmi ilujhtknf hfl ibpanybift ne ynutm, skfji tmiy bhy viry wiaa di

    tmi bihfs ne hjmkivkf` snjkha bndkakty enr tmi nalir `ifirhtknf hs wiaa

    hs tmi rist ne tmi ehbkay. \mus tmi cnds jmnkjis ynutm bhgi hri smhpil

    4?< Hbhrhsurkyh

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    fnt nfay dy tmikr nwf kftirists hfl hspkrhtknfs dut hasn dy tmnsi ne sk`-

    fkekjhft hluats kf tmikr akvis.

    Jnbbnf Hssubptknfs kf Hfhayzkf` Kssuis ne [nutm

    H phrtkjuahr jmhrhjtirkstkj ne pnakjy hfl livianpbiftha kftirviftknfs ks

    tmht tmiy tifl tn ksnahti jhti`nrkis hfhaytkjhaay kf whys tmht ln fnt rieaijt

    tmi rihaktkis ne pinpais akvis nr ixpirkifjis. Enr ixhbpai, ynutm prndaibs

    jhffnt di hjjurhtiay hfhayzil hs h jhti`nry wktmnut thgkf` hjjnuft ne tmi

    phrtkjuahr snjknijnfnbkj hfl pnaktkjha jkrjubsthfjis kf wmkjm ynutm akvi.

    Fiktmir jhf tmi prndaibs ynutm hri pirjikvil tn ehji di ksnahtil ernbtmikr drnhlir jnftixt. H bnri kbpnrthft ehjtnr enr livianpkf` ieeijtkvi

    pnakjy kftirviftknfs bk`mt di tn hfhayzi wmitmir tmi ehjt ne dikf` ynuf`

    bihfs tmht jkrjubsthfjis heeijt ynuf` pinpai lkeeiriftay ernb hluats nr

    wmitmir ynutm hfl hluats ixpirkifji tmkf`s lkeeiriftay wktmkf h drnhlir

    jnftixt. Ziikf` prndaibs kf ksnahtknf nr kf tirbs ne phrtkjuahr sijtnrs, jht-

    i`nrkis, nr thr`it `rnups ks h pijuakhrkty ne livianpbift pnakjynfi tmht

    tifls tn sirvi tmi fiils ne livianpbift hfl pnakjy strujturis rhtmir tmhf

    lisjrkdkf` wmht hjtuhaay ixksts. \mi lhf`ir kf siikf` tmkf`s kf tmisi ksn-ahtil jhti`nrkis ks tmht jnbpaix snjkha pmifnbifh tifl tn di skbpakekil

    hfl tmif rispnfsis hri livianpil kf iquhaay skbpakstkj hfl ksnahtil whys

    (li Zhrlhf 4??9).

    Nfi jnbbnf hssubptknf wmif hfhayzkf` ynutm ufibpanybift ks

    tmi ixkstifji ne h bksbhtjm ditwiif ilujhtknf hfl ibpanybift, tmht

    ks, tmi ilujhtknf systib lnis fnt prnvkli ynutm wktm tmi sgkaas fiilil

    kf tmi ixkstkf` ahdnr bhrgit. \mks bksbhtjm ks snbitkbis ixpahkfil hs

    vnaufthry ufibpanybift, wmiri ynutm, ispijkhaay ilujhtil ynutm, hrishkl tn di whktkf` enr tmi rk`mt cnd tmht ekts tmikr ilujhtknfha quhakekjh-

    tknfs. Hfntmir jnbbnf hssubptknf mnals tmht ahdnr ks hjjnrlil fn lk`fkty

    kf Zrk Ahfghf snjkity hfl mifji bhfuha wnrg ks uflirvhauil, risuatkf` kf

    nvirriakhfji nf wmkti-jnaahr cnds kf tmi pudakj sijtnr tn prnvkli ibpany-

    bift. [nutm hri hasn siif tn prieir cnds kf tmi pudakj sijtnr dijhusi

    tmiy ekfl wnrg kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr tn di tnn libhflkf` (KAN 4??

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    kfstktutknfs, tn hak`f jurrkjuah tn tmi cnd bhrgit. Pktmkf tmks jnftixt, enr

    ixhbpai, hjhlibkj quhakekjhtknfs kf tmi mubhfktkis nr akdirha hrts hri siif

    hs dikf` phrtkjuahray nut ne stip wktm tmi jurrift ahdnr bhrgit. Zivirha

    pnkfts miri fiil tn di jnfskliril jhrieuaay.

    Lksphrktkis kf IlujhtknfTisihrjm mhs smnwf tmht hatmnu`m Zrk Ahfgh mhs prnvklil erii ilujhtknf,

    bhgkf` hjjiss tn ilujhtknf bnri iqukthdai, tmiri hri kfiquhaktkis wmif kt

    jnbis tn tmi typi ne ilujhtknf tmht ks hjjisskdai. Ijnfnbkj jnfstrhkfts nf

    risnurji haanjhtknf mhvi risuatil kf h litirknrhtknf ne tmi quhakty ne ilujh-

    tknf tmht mhs heeijtil sjmnnas lkeeiriftkhaay. Enr kfsthfji, nfay 45.4 pirjiftne sjmnnas prnvklil sjkifji ilujhtknf ehjkaktkis ht sifknr sijnflhry aivia,

    wmkai bhfy sjmnnas lkl fnt mhvi quhakekil tihjmirs nr ahdnrhtnry ehjkaktkis

    (Bkfkstry ne Ilujhtknf 4??5). Ht aihst nfi stuly (HLD 4??

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    snjkha dhjg`rnufls, kflkjhtkf` tmht wnbif ernb lkshlvhfth`il dhjg-

    `rnufls mhvi bnri jnfstrhkfts kf hjjisskf` mk`mir ilujhtknf (Chyhwiirh

    hfl Zmhfbu`hb 4??4). Mnwivir, tmi ahr`ist fubdirs ne ufibpanyil

    hri hbnf` akdirha hrts hfl ahw `rhluhtis, hfl ufibpanybift hbnf`

    wnbif wktm H-aivia quhakekjhtknfs hfl hdnvi ks 85.9 pirjift, jnb-

    phril wktm 0.0 pirjift hbnf` bif wktm h skbkahr aivia ne ilujhtknfha

    htthkfbift (@ufhwhrlifh 4??:, LJZ 4??5).

    \mus, tmi prndaib ks ehr bnri jnbpaix tmhf h skbpai bksbhtjm

    ditwiif ilujhtknf hfl ibpanybift. Lksphrktkis kf tmi prnvksknf ne

    sijnflhry ilujhtknf, risuatkf` kf lksphrktkis kf tmi typis ne ilujhtknfha

    sgkaas tmht hri dikf` aihrfil, hppihr tn mhvi hf hlvirsi ieeijt nf tmiibpanyhdkakty ne ynutm, phrtkjuahray rurha wnbif.

    \mi lksphrktkis kf ilujhtknfha htthkfbift dijnbi haa tmi bnri sthrg

    wmif jnfsklirkf` ri`knfha hfl sijtnrha ilujhtknfha htthkfbift aivias

    rhtmir tmhf fhtknfha hvirh`is. Enr kfsthfji, wmkai tmi fhtknfha aktirhjy rhtis

    hri nvir ;? pirjift, eibhai aktirhjy kf tmi isthti sijtnr ks 0

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    Kf ehjt, tmi anw fubdir iftirkf` ufkvirsktkis smnual di h jhusi ne jnf-

    jirf, dijhusi kt su``ists tmht bhfy iak`kdai ynutms hri ufhdai tn pursui

    mk`mir ilujhtknf hfl hri aiet wktm ufeuaekaail hspkrhtknfs.

    Hakifhtknf kf tmi _rkvhti ZijtnrZkfji 8;00 tmi prkvhti sijtnr mhs diif jnfskliril tmi if`kfi ne `rnwtm

    kf tmi jnuftry. Mnwivir, ynuf` pinpai mhvi fnt diif ibpanyil kf

    sk`fkekjhft fubdirs kf tmi sijtnr ntmir tmhf kf anw-phykf` hfl kfenrbha

    wnrg sujm hs tmi ixpnrt `hrbift kflustry nr kf enrik`f ibpanybift.

    Jnfviftknfha wkslnb mnals tmht ynutm hri fnt kftiristil kf cnds kf tmi

    prkvhti sijtnr, dijhusi kt ks tnn libhflkf` hfl jnbpitktkvi, dut tmks jnf-jausknf fiils tn di ixhbkfil bnri jansiay. Pmht gkfls ne cnds kf tmi prk-

    vhti sijtnr hri hvhkahdai tn ynutm> Pmht sgkaas hfl juaturha fnrbs hri

    riqukril dy tmi prkvhti sijtnr> Pmy ln ynuf` pinpai hppihr tn di riauj-

    thft tn anng enr wnrg kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr dut akfi up tn hppay enr cnd

    vhjhfjkis kf tmi pudakj sijtnr>8

    Pmkai tmi ilujhtknf systib fiils tn thgi snbi rispnfskdkakty enr fnt

    prnvklkf` tmi fijisshry sgkaas, tmiri hri hasn snjkha hfl juaturha ehjtnrs tmht

    ixjauli h bhcnrkty ne ynutm ernb hkfkf` ibpanybift kf bnst hrihs ne tmiprkvhti sijtnr. Znjkha fitwnrgs pahy h jrujkha rnai kf `hkfkf` ibpanybift

    kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr, ispijkhaay kf tmi jnrpnrhti sijtnr. If`aksm prnekjkifjy

    ks h fijisskty, hfl sthtus, sujm hs ehbkay dhjg`rnufl hfl typi ne sjmnna

    httiflil, ks iquhaay kbpnrthft. Kf surviys, ynuf` cnd hppakjhfts mhvi

    rivihail tmht kf cnd kftirvkiws kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr, tmiy mhvi diif mubka-

    khtil dy nvirt rieirifjis tn tmikr ahjg ne jirthkf prieirril pirsnfhakty trhkts

    tmht kflkjhti h bnri jnsbnpnakthf hfl urdhf akeistyai, siae-jnfeklifji, hfl

    If`aksm sgkaas (Chyhwiirh hfl Zmhfbu`hb 4??4). Kt smnual fnt jnbi hs hsurprksi tmht ynuf` pinpai wmn hri fnt ernb prkvkai`il dhjg`rnufls

    wnual jmnnsi tn hvnkl sujm mubkakhtknfs.

    \mks sifsi ne juaturha hakifhtknf ks rikfenrjil dy ibpanybift pnakjkis

    hfl prn`rhbs tmht ln fnt rijn`fkzi tmi mubkakhtknf hfl risiftbift

    ynuf` pinpai eiia tnwhrl tmi prkvhti sijtnr. Kfstihl tmisi prn`rhbs

    dahbi ynutm hfl tmikr ehbkakis enr mhvkf` dhl httktulis hfl enjus tmikr

    ieenrts nf jmhf`kf` tmisi httktulis.

    Zkbkahr rijruktkf` phttirfs ixkst ivif kf fnf`nvirfbiftha nr`hfkzh-

    tknfs hfl tmi livianpbift sijtnr, wmkjm suppnsilay mhvi vhauis tmht prn-bnti custkji hfl iquhakty. Kfenrbha surviys ne tmi sthee wktmkf tmi

    fnfprnekt livianpbift hfl mubhfkthrkhf sijtnr, phrtkjuahray kf urdhf

    hrihs, ekfl fn sk`fkekjhft lkeeirifji kf tmi snjkha nr juaturha ixpijthtknfs

    ditwiif tmks sijtnr hfl tmi prkvhti sijtnr. Pmkai cnd hppakjhfts ernb haa

    4?= Hbhrhsurkyh

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    hdkakty tn jnbbufkjhti hjrnss juaturis7 kt ks hasn h juaturha bhrgir tmht lke-

    eiriftkhtis ditwiif tmi mhvis hfl tmi mhvi-fnts, tmi iaktis hfl tmi

    bhssis, trhlktknf hfl bnlirfkzhtknf, hfl tmi jhpktha hfl tmi pirkpmiry

    (Thbptnf 4??:). Enr Zrk Ahfghf ynutm wmn ln fnt spihg If`aksm nr wmn

    spihg kt wktm snbitmkf` ntmir tmhf h Drktksm hjjift, ahf`uh`i mhs dijnbi

    h enrb ne lksjrkbkfhtknf hfl snjkha ixjausknf.

    Kt ks tmirienri krnfkj (hfl hfntmir snurji ne mubkakhtknf) tmht

    httibpts tn bhgi ynutm bnri ibpanyhdai, kfjaulkf` tihjmkf` tmib

    If`aksm hs ks lnfi kf bhfy ufkvirsktkis fnw, hasn snbitkbis kfjnrpn-

    rhtis trhkfkf` nf pirsnfha `rnnbkf` hfl itkquitti, kfjaulkf` tmi prnpir

    usi ne jutairy hfl tmi ruais ne ekfi lkfkf`.: Znbi biftnrkf` prn`rhbsjnflujtil dy tmi prkvhti sijtnr enr ynutm kfjauli skbkahr itkquitti

    aissnfs. \mus, If`aksm ks viry bujm akfgil tn jirthkf juaturha prhjtkjis,

    kbh`is, hfl sgkaas vhauil dy tmi iakti hfl jnfskliril, kbpakjktay ke fnt

    ixpakjktay, hs riqukribifts enr ibpanybift.

    Kf jnftrhst, tmi pudakj sijtnr mhs diif tmi trhlktknfha snurji ne

    ibpanybift enr tmnsi jnbkf` tmrnu`m tmi erii ilujhtknf systib. Miri

    tmi juaturha bhrgirs ne bnlirfkzhtknf hfl prkvkai`i hri aiss kbpnrthft.

    Mnwivir, ahf`uh`i kssuis hri h ehjtnr, ispijkhaay enr tmnsi wmn hri \hbka-spihgkf`. Yfaiss nfi mhs Zkfmhah ahf`uh`i sgkaas, nppnrtufktkis tn wnrg hri

    ixtribiay akbktil nutskli tmi fnrtm hfl ihst, wmiri tmi bhcnrkty ne

    \hbkas akvi.

    Znjkha Bndkakty hfl Zthtus kf tmi _udakj ZijtnrEnr tmnsi wmn ln fnt harihly dianf` tn tmi juaturha iakti, tmi gkfl ne

    ibpanybift ndthkfil jhf di h jrujkha litirbkfhft fnt nfay ne snjkha

    bndkakty dut ne nfis hdkakty tn thp kftn ixkstkf` systibs ne phtrnfh`i enrhjjisskf` ivif dhskj ehjkaktkis hfl risnurjis. \mus, tmi jmnkjis tmht

    ynuf` pinpai bhgi wktm ri`hrl tn ibpanybift bust di siif kf h

    drnhlir jnftixt tmhf skbpay wmitmir ynutm ahjg hf hliquhti wnrg

    itmkj. Yyhf`nlh (4??:3

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    tn `hkf hjjiss tn sirvkjis hfl risnurjis. \mi kbpnrthfji ne gfnwkf`

    snbinfi kf nrlir tn ndthkf `nnl trihtbift ht h mnspktha, tn `it tmrnu`m

    tmi ril thpi kf h `nvirfbift liphrtbift, nr tn ifsuri hlbkssknf ne h

    jmkal tn h sjmnna ks wiaa uflirstnnl kf Zrk Ahfgh. Mhvkf` h bibdir ne tmi

    ehbkay wnrgkf` kf h mnspktha nr mnalkf` h pnsktknf kf h `nvirfbift liphrt-

    bift ks tmirienri hf ixtribiay vhauhdai hssit. \mi ehjt tmht tmisi jnffij-

    tknfs hri fijisshry ks hf kflkjhtknf ne tmi lkeekjuatkis ehjil dy pinpai wmn

    hri ixjaulil ernb pnsktknfs ne pnwir hfl prkvkai`i kf fi`ntkhtkf` tmikr

    ivirylhy akvis.

    Enr bhfy yihrs hetir kflipiflifji, tmi pudakj sijtnr prnvklil

    ibpanybift tn tmi uflirprkvkai`il. Dut hs bnri hfl bnri ynuf` ZrkAhfghfs ndthkfil ilujhtknf, hfl hs h`rhrkhf rienrbs prnvklil tmi

    bihfs ne bnvkf` nut ne rurha pnvirty, tmi pudakj sijtnr whs fn anf`ir

    hdai tn euaekaa tmi libhfl enr cnds. Ijnfnbkj akdirhakzhtknf hfl struj-

    turha hlcustbift tmht di`hf kf tmi 8;0?s sanwil tmi `rnwtm ne tmi

    pudakj sijtnr ivif hs libhfl enr cnds `riw `rihtir. _naktkjkzhtknf hfl

    jnrruptknf kf tmi pudakj sijtnr hasn fhrrnwil tmi nppnrtufktkis enr

    snjkha bndkakty wktmkf tmks sijtnr.

    Ztkaa, hs libnfstrhtil dy tmi h`kthtknf enr ibpanybift kf tmi pudakjsijtnr hfl dy tmi bnvibift ne ynuf` pinpai ernb mk`mir-phykf` cnds kf

    tmi prkvhti sijtnr tn tmi pudakj sijtnr ke sujm nppnrtufktkis hrksi, tmi

    libhfl enr pudakj sijtnr ibpanybift jnftkfuis tn di mk`m. H cnd kf tmi

    pudakj sijtnr ks tmi tnp prieirifji hbnf` haa itmfkj `rnups hfl hbnf`

    dntm bif hfl wnbif (Bhyir hfl Zhakm 4??9).

    @iflir hfl Jhsti

    Ibpanybift sthtkstkjs smnw tmht eibhais ixpirkifji bnri ufibpany-bift hfl ufliribpanybift tmhf bhais, dut fiktmir ynuf` wnbif fnr

    bif kliftkey `iflir hs h prkbhry ehjtnr ne lksjrkbkfhtknf. \mks bhy kflk-

    jhti h ahjg ne `iflir hwhrifiss hbnf` dntm wnbif hfl bif, dut kt ks

    bnri akgiay tmht ynuf` pinpai vkiw ntmir snjknijnfnbkj ehjtnrs, sujm hs

    jahss, hs tmi dhsks ne lksjrkbkfhtknf. Ztulkis mhvi hasn rivihail tmht ijn-

    fnbkj jnfstrhkfts rhtmir tmhf `iflir heeijt `kras ilujhtknf, hatmnu`m

    wnbif, ht aihst sn ehr, mhvi fnt diif hdai tn trhfsahti tmikr ilujhtknfha

    hjmkivibifts kftn ibpanybift nppnrtufktkis (HLD 4??

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    Fntis

    8. Zthtibift bhli dy Bkfkstir ne Ahdnr ht tmi ahufjm ne tmi [IF [nutmYfibpanybift Tipnrt, Ziptibdir, 4??0.

    4. Fnt-pnt If`aksm ks h lksphrh`kf` rieirifji tn tmi kfjnrrijt usi ne tmi

    If`aksm ahf`uh`i hs ixibpakekil dy tmi prnfufjkhtknf tmisi twn wnrls.

    :. _irsnfha jnbbufkjhtknf, Tnbnah Thssnna, Mihl, If`aksm Ahf`uh`i \ihjmkf`

    Yfkt, Giahfkyh Yfkvirskty.

    Tieirifjis

    HLD (Hskhf Livianpbift Dhfg). 4??

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    480

    Ph`i kfiquhakty dy `iflir hfl itmfkjkty jmhrhjtirkzi ahdnr bhrgits haa

    nvir tmi wnral. Kf h ahdnr bhrgit erii ne lksjrkbkfhtknf, ufiquha wh`is

    hri tmi risuat ne ufiquha prnlujtkvkty. _rnlujtkvkty lkeeirifjis hri

    hsjrkdil tn lkeeirifjis kf mubhf jhpktha hjjubuahtknf, typkjhaay jhpturil

    kf iflnwbifts ne sjmnnakf` hfl ixpirkifji. @rnup lksjrkbkfhtknf (sujm

    hs six nr rhji lksjrkbkfhtknf) ks ivklift wmif tmi hvirh`i wh`i ne h `rnupkf tmi ahdnr bhrgit ks fnt prnpnrtknfha tn kts hvirh`i prnlujtkvkty.

    Pnbif kf Zrk Ahfgh mhvi skbkahr iflnwbifts tn bif ht bnst aivias

    ne sjmnnakf`. Zthrtkf` kf tmi 8;

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    \mi ixkstkf` aktirhturi nf Zrk Ahfgh lnis fnt ixhbkfi itmfkj wh`i

    `hps, fnr lnis kt lkeeiriftkhti dy sijtnr hfl njjuphtknf kf tmi ixhbkfh-

    tknf ne wh`i `hps. \mks stuly ixtifls tmi Zrk Ahfghf ibpkrkjha aktirhturi

    dy ixhbkfkf` wh`i `hps ditwiif kflkvkluhas wmn hri ne tmi shbi `iflir

    dut ne lkeeirift itmfkj `rnups (itmfkj wh`i `hps) hs wiaa hs ditwiif

    kflkvkluhas ne tmi shbi itmfkjkty dut ne lkeeirift `iflir (`iflir wh`i

    `hps). \mi hfhaysks ks eurtmir lksh``ri`htil dy sijtnr (pudakj, prkvhti, hfl

    h`rkjuaturha) ne ibpanybift. \mi stuly hasn ixhbkfis tmi ieeijt ne njju-

    phtknfha strujturi nf wh`i `hps hfl enjusis nf tmi ynuf`ist wh`i jnmnrt

    kf tmi ahdnr enrji.

    \mi Zrk Ahfghf Ahdnr Bhrgit hfl Ph`i Kfiquhakty

    Lhth3 Zhbpai Ziaijtknf hfl Uhrkhdai Liekfktknfs

    Yfkt lhth jnbi ernb tmi quhrtiray Ahdnr Enrji Zurviys (XAEZs) enr tmi

    pirknl ernb Cuay 8;;5 tn Bhy 4??

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    89 pirjift ne bhais hfl eibhais hri pudakj sijtnr ibpanyiis, hfl 8= pir-

    jift ne bhais hfl 48 pirjift ne eibhais hri h`rkjuaturha sijtnr ibpanyiis

    (sii thdai ;.8)

    Hs kf bnst `nvirfbift surviys, tmi XAEZ quistknffhkri lkstkf`uksmis

    ditwiif Zrk Ahfghf \hbkas hfl Kflkhf \hbkas. \mi ahttir hri lisjiflifts

    ne kflifturil wnrgirs ernb Znutm Kflkh wmn bk`rhtil kf tmi 8;tm hfl

    4?tm jifturkis tn wnrg kf tmi jneeii, tih, hfl ruddir pahfthtknfs kf tmi jif-

    trha mk`mahfls. \mi Kflkhf \hbkas jnftkfui tn wnrg kf hfl hrnufl tmi

    isthtis ne Jiftrha hfl Zhdhrh`hbuwh prnvkfjis, bhgkf` up mhae ne tmi

    pnpuahtknf ne tmi Fuwhrh Iakyh lkstrkjt hfl habnst nfi-eketm ne tmi pnpu-

    ahtknf ne tmi Dhluaah lkstrkjt (LJZ 4??8). Zrk Ahfghf \hbkas mhvi h bujmanf`ir mkstnry kf tmi jnuftry hfl if`h`i kf h vhrkity ne njjuphtknfs.

    Mnwivir, tmi lkstkfjtknf mhs dijnbi aiss bihfkf`eua nvir tkbi, phrtay

    dijhusi ne hsskbkahtknf ne Kflkhf \hbkas kftn tmi Zrk Ahfghf \hbka kliftkty,

    dut bhkfay dijhusi bhfy sn-jhaail Kflkhf \hbkas wmn mhvi Zrk Ahfghf

    jktkzifsmkp jnfsklir tmibsiavis tn di Zrk Ahfghf \hbkas hfl ripnrt tmikr

    itmfkjkty hs sujm kf tmi jifsus. Enr tmks rihsnf, tmi lkstkfjtknf ks k`fnril kf

    tmks stuly hfl h skf`ai \hbka jhti`nry ks jnfskliril. Zivifty-skx pirjift ne

    tmi bhai shbpai ks Zkfmhah, 85 pirjift ks \hbka, hfl 5 pirjift ks Bnnr,wmkai 0< pirjift ne tmi eibhai shbpai ks Zkfmhah, 4< pirjift ks \hbka, hfl

    4 pirjift ks Bnnr.5

    \mkrty-twn pirjift ne tmi shbpai ks ernb tmi Pistirf _rnvkfji. Hbnf`

    tmi ntmir prnvkfjis, h sk`fkekjhftay mk`mir smhri ne eibhais ks ivklift kf

    Jiftrha hfl Yvh prnvkfjis, wmiri pahfthtknf h`rkjuaturi ks h bhkf snurji

    ne eibhai ibpanybift, bhkfay hbnf` (Kflkhf) \hbkas.

    \mi liekfktknf ne ihrfkf`s ufliraykf` tmi wh`i `hps usil tmrnu`mnut

    tmks jmhptir ks tmi an` ne mnuray ihrfkf`s ernb tmi bhkf njjuphtknf,wmiri mnuray wh`is hri jhajuahtil hs ihrfkf`s kf tmi ahst bnftm ernb tmi

    bhkf njjuphtknf lkvklil dy tmi mnurs usuhaay wnrgil kf h bnftm jhaju-

    ahtil hs :?/0 tkbis mnurs usuhaay wnrgil kf h `kvif wiig. Fnbkfha vha-

    uis hri jnfvirtil tn riha tirbs uskf` tmi Zrk Ahfgh Jnfsubir _rkji Kflix

    (ZAJ_K) wktm h dhsi pirknl ne 8;;9;0. H sijnfl bihsuri, tmi njjuph-

    tknf-hlcustil an` ne mnuray ihrfkf`s, iakbkfhtis ditwiif-njjuphtknf

    kfiquhakty ernb tmi lkstrkdutknf ne ihrfkf`s.0 \mi njjuphtknf-hlcustil

    ihrfkf`s vhrkhdai ks h bihf-prisirvkf` trhfsenrbhtknf ne tmi an` ne mnuray

    ihrfkf`s tmht iakbkfhtis ditwiif-njjuphtknf vhrkhtknf, aihvkf` nfaywktmkf-njjuphtknf vhrkhtknf.

    Zjmnnakf` ks liekfil hs yihrs ne sjmnnakf` lkstkf`uksmil dy f aivias,

    wmkjm haanws tmi jnieekjkifts nf sjmnnakf` tn vhry dy aivia ne sjmnna-

    kf` (prkbhry7 cufknr sijnflhry7 sifknr sijnflhry kfjaulkf` hlvhfjil, nr

    44? @ufiwhrlifh

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    \hdai ;.8 Lisjrkptkvi Zthtkstkjs dy Zijtnr, Zix, hfl Itmfkjkty (Jnftkfuil)

    _udakj _rkvhti H`rkjuatur

    Bhai Eibhai Bhai Eibhai Bhai

    Uhrkhdai Bihf sl Bihf sl Bihf sl Bihf sl Bihf sl B

    Njjuphtknfha ixpirkifji :.54= 4.988 :.80= 4.8?; 4.;94 4.

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    Bnnr

    An` ne mnuray ihrfkf`s 4.;:0 ?.

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    H-Aivia7 hfl pnstsijnflhry). Ixpirkifji ks tmi kflkvkluhas stnjg ne

    ixpirkifji wktm tmi jurrift ibpanyir nr ekrb. Hfntmir bihsuri ne

    (ahjg ne) ixpirkifji ks liekfil hs pntiftkha ixpirkifji bkfus ixpirk-

    ifji kf tmi jurrift njjuphtknf hfl ks kftiflil tn jhpturi tkbi nut ne

    tmi ahdnr enrji nr jurrift njjuphtknf. Bhrktha sthtus ks h lubby vhrk-

    hdai thgkf` tmi vhaui ne nfi ke jurriftay bhrrkil. _hrt-tkbi wnrg ks h

    lubby vhrkhdai thgkf` tmi vhaui ne nfi ke hf kflkvkluha wnrgs ditwiif

    4? hfl :9 mnurs h wiig. H lubby whs kfjaulil enr Pistirf _rnvkfji,

    wmkjm mhs h mk`mir aivia ne ijnfnbkj hjtkvkty tmhf ntmir prnvkfjis. \mi

    tkbi lkbifsknf ks kfjnrpnrhtil dy uskf` lubby vhrkhdais enr ihjm ne

    tmi yihrs kf tmi shbpai (wktm 8;;5 hs tmi rieirifji yihr).

    _ntiftkha Znurjis ne Ph`i Lksphrktkis

    Kfvistbifts dy tmi sthti ilujhtknf kferhstrujturi kf Zrk Ahfgh dntm dienri

    kflipiflifji hfl snnf hetirwhrl mhvi ifsuril mk`m aivias ne prkbhry

    ifrnaabift (;0 pirjift) hfl jnbpaitknf enr haa sjmnna-h`i jmkalrif (Pnral

    Dhfg 4??9). Ht tmi anwir sijnflhry aivia, `rhli ; jnbpaitknf rhtis hri

    snbiwmht mk`mir enr `kras (=< pirjift) tmhf enr dnys (=8 pirjift). Itmfkj

    bkfnrktkis, mnwivir, bhy mhvi anwir ilujhtknfha htthkfbift ht tmks aivia.=\hdai ;.8 smnws mk`mir iflnwbifts enr Zkfmhaisi hfl Bnnr wnbif tmhf

    enr tmikr bhai jnuftirphrts. Ilujhtknf `hps ditwiif Zkfmhaisi bhais

    (eibhais) hfl \hbka bhais (eibhais) hri ahr`i hfl sk`fkekjhft, wmkai sbhaa

    dut sk`fkekjhft ilujhtknf `hps njjur ditwiif Zkfmhaisi hfl Bnnr bhais ht

    haa aivias.;

    Mubhf jhpktha ks hasn hjjubuahtil tmrnu`m ixpirkifji hfl nf-tmi-cnd

    trhkfkf`. \ypkjhaay, bhrrkil wnbif tifl tn mhvi aiss ne dntm (dijhusi ne

    kftirbkttift ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf, rieaijtkf` tmikr hdsifji ernb tmiahdnr enrji lurkf` jmkaldihrkf` yihrs), wmkjm bhy risuat kf anwir wh`is

    (_nahjmig 8;09). Zrk Ahfghf h`i-spijkekj ahdnr enrji phrtkjkphtknf rhtis

    smnw h phttirf jnfskstift wktm kftirbkttifjy lurkf` jmkaldihrkf` yihrs.

    Ekety pirjift ne haa wnbif ditwiif 4? hfl 4< yihrs ne h`i hri kf tmi

    ahdnr enrji, jnbphril wktm

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    `rnwkf`7 hdnut 5? pirjift ne jmkalrif h`is : tn 9 wiri istkbhtil tn mhvi

    phrtkjkphtil kf prisjmnna ilujhtknf kf 4??8 (Pnral Dhfg 4??9).8?

    Mnwivir, fn kfenrbhtknf ks hvhkahdai nf tmi mnurs ne jmkal jhri prnvklil

    pir lhy. Zrk Ahfghf bhtirfkty aihvi difiekts lurkf` tmi pirknl uflir

    stuly euaay jnviril =< lhys, wmkjm whs nf tmi uppir dnuflhry ne tmi

    kftirfhtknfha fnrb ne 84 tn 8< wiigs (Tnl`irs 8;;;). _rnvksknf ne jnv-

    irh`i hfl jnbpakhfji hri riqukril nfay kf tmi pudakj sijtnr hfl ri`uahtil

    prkvhti sijtnr. Dijhusi tmiri ks fn sthti haanwhfji, tmi durlif ne prnvkl-

    kf` aihvi kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr ehaas nf tmi ibpanyir, jrihtkf` h lkskfjif-

    tkvi enr ibpanyirs tn mkri bhrrkil wnbif. \mi ibpanybift ne wnbif

    kf tmi ri`uahtil sijtnr ks hasn sudcijt tn fk`mt-tkbi wnrg prnmkdktknfs hflnvirtkbi akbkts.

    \hdai ;.8 kflkjhtis tmht h anwir smhri ne bhrrkil wnbif wnrg kf tmi

    ahr`iay ufri`uahtil prkvhti sijtnr hfl h mk`mir smhri kf tmi pudakj sijtnr.

    \misi ek`uris hri jnfskstift wktm mk`mir ahdnr enrji htthjmbift ne eibhais

    wmiri jnbpakhfji wktm bhtirfkty difiekts ks bhflhtnry hfl wnrgirs bhy

    fnt di tirbkfhtil. Mnwivir, tmiy jnual hasn di jnfskstift wktm ibpany-

    bift lksjrkbkfhtknf, ke prkvhti sijtnr wnrgirs hvnklil mkrkf` bhrrkil

    wnbif hfl usil sudtai bihfs tn ifjnurh`i bhrrkil wnbif tn aihvi tmikrcnds vnaufthrkay dienri tmiy `kvi dkrtm.

    \mi smhris ne bhrrkil wnbif kf tmi \hbka hfl Bnnr shbpais kf tmi

    pudakj sijtnr wiri fnt sk`fkekjhftay lkeeirift ernb ihjm ntmir, dut dntm

    wiri sk`fkekjhftay anwir tmhf tmi smhri ne Zkfmhaisi bhrrkil wnbif kf

    tmi pudakj sijtnr.88

    @rihtir htthjmbift kf tmi h`rkjuaturi sijtnr ks jnfskstift wktm anwir

    jmkal-jhri jnfstrhkfts, iktmir dijhusi ne ibpanyirs hjtknfs, hs kf tmi prn-

    vksknf ne jrjmis kf tmi pahfthtknfs, nr dijhusi ne tmi eaixkdkakty prnvklildy tmi fhturi ne tmi mnurs hfl anjhtknf ne wnrg hfl jmkal-jhri prnvksknf

    wktmkf tmi ehbkay. Kf tmi h`rkjuaturi sijtnr, smhris ne bhrrkil \hbka wnbif

    wiri sk`fkekjhftay mk`mir tmhf iktmir ne tmi ntmir twn itmfkj `rnups. \mks

    ks jnfskstift wktm dittir kfstktutknfha prnvksknf ne jmkal jhri enr \hbka

    wnbif kf tmi pahfthtknf sijtnr tmhf enr Zkfmhaisi hfl Bnnr wnbif wmn

    wnrg kf tmi ufri`uahtil fnfpahfthtknf h`rkjuaturi sijtnr.84

    \mi bhkf ibpanybift hfl wh`i prntijtknf kfstktutknfs tmht kfeau-

    ifji sijtnrha hfl njjuphtknfha jmnkji (si`ri`htknf) kf Zrk Ahfgh hri

    sivirhfji phy prnvksknfs ibdnlkil kf tmi \irbkfhtknf ne IbpanyilPnrgbifs Hjt (Zpijkha _rnvksknfs) Hjt ne 8;08 (\IPH), tmi wh`i-

    sittkf` bijmhfksb hfl jnaaijtkvi dhr`hkfkf`, hfl jkvka sirvkji mkrkf`

    prhjtkjis (Pnral Dhfg 4??5). Drnhlay spihgkf`, wmkai prntijtkf`

    ibpanybift, \IPH ehvnrs nalir ibpanyiis (kfsklirs) hfl ristrkjts ekrb

    Hf Hfhaysks ne @iflir hfl Itmfkj Ph`i Lkeeiriftkhas hbnf` [nutm kf Zrk Ahfgh 449

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    `rnwtm. Mnwivir kt lnis fnt hppay tn ekrbs wktm eiwir tmhf 89 ibpany-

    iis, tn kflkvkluhas wktm aiss tmhf nfi yihr wktm tmi shbi ekrb nr tn ekrbs

    kf tmi Dnhrl ne Kfvistbift (DNK) hfl erii-trhli znfi (E\S) sijtnrs.

    \rhli ufknfs kf tmisi twn sijtnrs hri hasn riahtkviay wihg, phrtay

    dijhusi ne ai`ksahtkvi prnvksknfs hfl phrtay dijhusi ne tmi usi ne tmkrl-

    phrty jnftrhjt systibs tn rijrukt wnrgirs hfl tmi prhjtkji ne sudjnf-

    trhjtkf` wnrg tn mnbi-dhsil wnrgirs kf tmi bhfuehjturkf` ixpnrt

    sijtnr. Pnbif hri bnri akgiay tn di ibpanyil kf sbhaair, kfenrbha ekrbs

    hfl kf DNK hfl E\S sijtnrs. Kfenrbhtknf nf ixpirkifji wktm tmi shbi

    ibpanyir (sii thdai ;.8) kflkjhtis tmht, nf hvirh`i, wnbif kf tmi pud-

    akj hfl prkvhti sijtnrs (dut fnt kf tmi h`rkjuaturi sijtnr) mhvi smnrtirspiaas wktm tmi shbi ibpanyir tmhf tmikr bhai jnuftirphrts. Mnwivir,

    kf haa tmrii sijtnrs, itmfkj bkfnrktkis mhl skbkahr nr anf`ir spiaas wktm

    tmi shbi ibpanyir tmhf lkl Zkfmhaisi.

    Ph`is kf tmi prkvhti sijtnr hri litirbkfil dy :0 \rkphrtkti Ph`i

    Dnhrls, wmkjm sit bkfkbub wh`is enr ihjm sgkaa aivia dy sijtnr.8:

    Liai`htis tn tmisi dnhrls hri jmnsif ernb hbnf` bhcnr sijtnrha trhli

    ufknfs hfl hjtkvi sijtnrha `ukals ne prkvhti ibpanyirs hfl `nvirfbift

    fnbkfiis. Pmkai tmks systib prntijts iquha phy enr iquha wnrg kf tmishbi cnd, kt lnis fnt fijisshrkay prntijt iquha phy enr wnrg ne iquha vhaui

    (jnb