 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Apo Hondo Yokutanga yeChechenpakaputika muna 1994, Alkhanov akatsigira rutivi rweRussia mukurwisana nevanoparadzanisa. Akashongedzwa neOrder yeUshingi nekuda kwezviito zvake panguva yekurwiswa kwevazvimiririra kuGrozny muna 1996. Muna Kubvumbi 2003, akagadzwa Gurukota rezvemukati meChechnya muhurumende yaAkhmad Kadyrov uye akaitwa Major General wemapurisa eChechen. Apo Kadyrov akapondwa pana May 9, 2004, Akhnanov akava mukwikwidzi anodiwa wehurumende yeRussia. 