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1970 <\/span>\u0da2\u0dd6\u0dbd\u0dd2 14 <\/span>\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0ddd\u0daf\u0dba \u0db8\u0dab\u0dca\u0da9\u0db4\u0dba\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0dbb\u0ddd\u0dc4\u0dab \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dda\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0dbb \u0dc3\u0dc4\u0ddd\u0daf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dda \u2018<\/span>\u0dc3\u0dd3.<\/span>\u0d85\u0dba\u0dd2.<\/span>\u0d92. <\/span>\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0ddd\u2019 <\/span>\u0db1\u0db8\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dc5\u0db8\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca\u0db0 \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db1\u0dba\u0dda \u0db8\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dd0\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dda \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0dba. <\/span>\u0d92 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dda \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dad\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db8\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dda (<\/span>\u0da2\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dd9) <\/span>\u0dc1\u0dd2\u0dc2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d85\u0d82\u0dc1\u0dba \u0dc0\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dda\u0db8\u0dd3 \u0dc1\u0dd2\u0dc2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0dc0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dda \u0db1\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dba\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba. 1971 <\/span>\u0db4\u0dd9\u0db6\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dd2 27 <\/span>\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0dc5\u0db9 \u0dc4\u0dba\u0dd2\u0da9\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0da2\u0db1\u0dad\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db8\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dda \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0db1\u0dca \u0dbb\u0dd0\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd3 \u0daf \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dad\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0dda\u0dba. <\/span>\u0dc3\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dba\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4, <\/span>\u0d89\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba \u0d85\u0db4 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dca\u0db8 \u0d9c\u0dd2\u0dbd \u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dda\u0dba.\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

1971 <\/span>\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba\u0dda \u0dbb\u0dad\u0dca\u0db1\u0db4\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd3, <\/span>\u0db8\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dc0 \u0d85\u0dad\u0dca\u0d85\u0da9\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dcf \u0dbd\u0daf\u0dd3. <\/span>\u0d85\u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dda\u0dbd\u0dca \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba \u0daf\u0dd2\u0d9c \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0dbb\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda \u0d85\u0dad\u0dca \u0d85\u0da9\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dda \u0dbb\u0db3\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dba\u0dd2. <\/span>\u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0da7\u0db1\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0dc4\u0db7\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dd2 \u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0da7 \u0db1\u0ddc\u0dc4\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0dd2 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba. <\/span>\u0d85\u0db4\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db0 \u0dba\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc1\u0dca\u0da0\u0dba \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0db8 \u0d89\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1 \u0db1\u0da9\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db7\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dba\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 25 <\/span>\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0dc3\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba. <\/span>\u0dc0\u0dd0\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0da9 \u0db6\u0db1\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba \u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc5 \u0d85\u0db4\u0dd2 \u0dc0\u0ddc\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db6\u0ddd\u0dbd\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0da9\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dba \u0d9c\u0dab\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0dd9\u0db8\u0dd4. <\/span>\u0db8\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dab\u0dca\u0da9\u0dcf\u0dba\u0db8\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dc4\u0dd9\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0dba.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0d89\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dbd \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc3\u0dca \u0dc0 \u0d9c\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda\u0dba. <\/span>\u0d91\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0db1\u0dd3\u0dad\u0dd2\u0da5\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0dbb\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d82\u0dc4 \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0d9c\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd3 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a \u0dba\u0db1 \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc3\u0db8\u0d9f \u0d91\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0d9a\u0da0\u0dca\u0da1\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd2\u0dba\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0db8\u0da7 \u0d85\u0dc4\u0db8\u0dca\u0db6\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0daf\u0d9a\u0dca\u0db1\u0da7 \u0dbd\u0dd0\u0db6\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd2. <\/span>\u0dc3\u0dd9\u0dc3\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0db4\u0da7 \u0db8\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3\u0dc0 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db4\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dcf \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dda \u0db1\u0dd0\u0dad. <\/span>\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc4\u0dd0\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dbb \u0daf\u0dd3 \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dda \u0db1\u0dd0\u0dad. <\/span>\u0dbb\u0ddd\u0dc4\u0dab \u0dc3\u0dc4\u0ddd\u0daf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dda \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca\u0db0\u0dd2\u0dba \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3\u0dc0 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db8\u0dc3\u0dd3\u0dba. <\/span>\u0d89\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc1\u0dca\u0dc1\u0db6\u0dca\u0daf\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dba \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dbd \u0db4\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dd3\u0dba.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0d91\u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf \u0dad\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dda\u0db8 \u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dad\u0d9a \u0d9c\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dda\u0dba. <\/span>\u0d86\u0dba\u0dd4\u0db0 \u0dc3\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0daf\u0dca\u0db0 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1, <\/span>\u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dbb \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db1\u0ddc\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dcf \u0db6\u0dc0 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc1 \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0dda\u0dba. <\/span>\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dbb \u0dc4\u0dad\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba. 1976 <\/span>\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0db1\u0dd3\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0da7 \u0d87\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba. <\/span>\u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 1977 <\/span>\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dcf\u0d82\u0dc1\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dad\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dab \u0dba\u0da7\u0dad\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd9\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dbb \u0d86\u0dc3\u0db1\u0dba\u0da7 \u0dad\u0dbb\u0d9f \u0d9a\u0dbb \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dba\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba. 1981 <\/span>\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0db1\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dca \u0db4\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dba\u0da7 \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd3 1989 <\/span>\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dbb \u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dca\u0d9a\u0dba\u0da7 \u0dad\u0dbb\u0d9f \u0d9a\u0dbb \u0da2\u0dba\u0d9c\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dab\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0dda\u0dba. 1989 <\/span>\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7 2004 <\/span>\u0daf\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0dd1\u0db8 \u0db8\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dab\u0dba\u0d9a \u0daf\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0da2\u0dba\u0d9c\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dab\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0dda\u0dba.\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0da0\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd4\u0d82\u0d9c \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0db0\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dad\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dba\u0da7\u0dad\u0dda \u0daf\u0d9a\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0db4 \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1, <\/span>\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0dba \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4, <\/span>\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db1\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1 \u0dba\u0db1 \u0d85\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0d82\u0dc1\u0dc0\u0dbd \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dba\u0ddd\u0da2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d87\u0db8\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dcf \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0dda\u0dba. 1999 <\/span>\u0da2\u0dd6\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0d9c\u0dcf \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dbb \u0d85\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0db0\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dba\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0daf\u0dd3.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0d91\u0dc4\u0dd9\u0dad\u0dca \u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dba \u0db1\u0ddc\u0dc3\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dd2. <\/span>\u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0d89\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dbd\u0dcf \u0d85\u0dc3\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba. <\/span>\u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0db1\u0dca\u0dad\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba \u0dad\u0dbb\u0dab\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dbb \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dad\u0dca \u0da2\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0db4\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dba\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dca\u0db6\u0db1\u0dca\u0db0 \u0dc0\u0dd3, <\/span>\u0db8\u0dcf \u0db8\u0d9c\u0dda \u0dad\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dab \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba \u0d9c\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dc5 \u0db1\u0d9c\u0dbb\u0dba \u0dc0\u0dd6 \u0dc0\u0dd0\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0db8 \u0d86\u0dc3\u0db1 \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db0\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dba\u0dcf \u0db6\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba. <\/span>\u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 2001 <\/span>\u0daf\u0dd9\u0dc3\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dca\u0db6\u0dbb\u0dca \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba\u0dda \u0db1\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad \u0da2\u0dba\u0d9c\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dab\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dc5 \u0d85\u0dad\u0dbb \u0db0\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dbb \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dbb \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0d87\u0db8\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dc1\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0daf\u0dd3.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2006 <\/span>\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0dbb\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d82\u0dc4 \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dad\u0dcf \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0db4\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dba\u0dda \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0db8 \u0dad\u0db1\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0d89\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0dda\u0dba. 2007 <\/span>\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0db1\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad \u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0db1\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dca \u0db4\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dba\u0da7 \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba. <\/span>\u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dc0, <\/span>\u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0dad\u0dd0\u0db4\u0dd0\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0d82\u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1 \u0d85\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dcf \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0dc3\u0dda\u0dc0\u0dba \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0dda\u0dba. 2009 <\/span>\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0db8\u0dbb\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0db8\u0dd0\u0dbb\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0db6\u0ddd\u0db8\u0dca\u0db6 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db6\u0dbb\u0db4\u0dad\u0dc5 \u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbd \u0dbd\u0dd0\u0db6\u0dd6 \u0db1\u0db8\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dca \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd2 \u0d9c\u0dbd\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dda\u0dba. <\/span>\u0dad\u0db8 \u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db8 \u0d91\u0dba\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dda\u0daf\u0db1\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db3\u0dd2 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0db8 \u0d85\u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dda\u0dbd\u0dca 2 <\/span>\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dbd\u0ddc\u0dc0 \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0dbb \u0d9c\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda\u0dba.<\/span><\/p>\n

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