Akhmed Avtorkhanov

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Akhmed Avtorkhanov (Born 1973-died September 19, 2005) was a former head of security for Ichkerian President Aslan Maskhadov.

Officially the Russian state suggested he was killed by Shamil Basaev in a dispute over money or due to ideulogy as he opposed the miltant Islam of Basayev and his followers, while the Chechen insurgents claim he was killed by the Russians.

President Vladimir Putin called Avtorkhanov's death "a turning point", since according to him Avtorkhanov was the last nationalist leader, and the remaining leaders of the Chechen resistance are radical Islamists who will not receive as much support among the local people.

His younger brother Zaurbek is involved with the Caucasian Emirate as a field commander.