. S . ▁government ▁that ▁tot aled ▁about ▁$ 1 0 ▁million . ▁The ▁papers ▁also ▁revealed ▁the ▁company ▁received ▁much ▁larger ▁orders ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁with ▁contract s ▁total ing ▁more ▁than ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁to ▁supply ▁am mun ition , ▁assault ▁rif les , ▁and ▁other ▁weapons . ▁Army ▁criminal ▁investig ators ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁packages ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁House ▁O vers ight ▁Committee ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁hearing ▁into ▁the ▁matter ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁international ▁arms ▁deal er ▁E fra im ▁D iver oli ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁A EY ▁Inc ▁would ▁face ▁a ▁con gression al ▁inqu iry . ▁The ▁committee ▁reported ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁April ▁ ▁April ▁ 4 ▁- ▁Mik h ail ▁K ro to v , ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Inter par liament ary ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Independent ▁States , ▁said ▁that ▁Afghan istan ▁indicated ▁its ▁desire ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁C IS ▁member . ▁Afghan istan ' s ▁parliament ▁had ▁an ▁obser ves er ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁Kar za i ▁escaped ▁another ▁attempt ▁on ▁his ▁life : ▁gun men ▁opened ▁fire ▁during ▁a ▁military ▁para de ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁M uj ah