| Worldandnation: Terrorism in Russia blamed on corruption (329 words) |
 | Aslambek Aslakhanov, a former Soviet and Russian Interior Ministry official who serves as President Vladimir Putin's adviser on the North Caucasus region, said terrorists are finding more recruits across Russia's south. |
| Aslakhanov, an ethnic Chechen, said Putin has given him the task of tackling poverty in the region by creating an international corporation to attract investment to the North Caucasus, particularly war-battered Chechnya, where he said unemployment is as high as 90 percent. |
| Aslakhanov, 62, a former member of the Russian parliament from Chechnya, withdrew from the race for Chechnya's presidency in October 2003 to take the Kremlin position. |
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