Following the rise of the Taliban in 1996, Massoud, who rejected the Taliban's fundamentalist interpretation of Islam, returned to the armed opposition, serving as the military and political leader of the United Islamic Front ( also known in the West as Northern Alliance ).

Following the discovery of gold and silver in 1859 on the nearby Comstock Lode, Carson City's population began to rise.

Following the death of terminally ill Konstantin Chernenko, the Politburo elected Mikhail Gorbachev to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( CPSU ) in March 1985, marking the rise of a new generation of leadership.

Following the Saur Revolution Najibullah was a low profile bureaucrat, who was sent into exile during Hafizullah Amin's rise to power as Ambassador to Iran.

Following recent discoveries and oil fields currently under development, Congo's oil production is expected to continue to rise significantly in the next few years.

Following the rise of 3D graphics in the early-mid 1990s, racing games and light gun shooters would also gain considerable popularity in the arcades.

Following the emergence of the circumpolar current in the mid-Oligocene era ( some 15 MYA ), the Australian climate became increasingly arid, giving rise to a diverse group of arid-specialised organisms, just as the wet tropical and seasonally wet areas gave rise to their own uniquely adapted species.

Following an unspecified rumour about HCE, the book, in a nonlinear dream narrative, follows his wife's attempts to exonerate him with a letter, his sons ' struggle to replace him, Shaun's rise to prominence, and a final monologue by ALP at the break of dawn.

Following this, the Saints made their first big signing under Markus Liebherr as they unveiled new striker Rickie Lambert who was purchased on 10 August 2009, for an initial £ 800, 000, which could rise to £ 1m subject to appearances, from fellow League One side Bristol Rovers.

Following Persian and Macedonian rule, the Artaxiad dynasty from 190 BC gave rise to the Kingdom of Armenia which rose to the peak of its influence under Tigranes II before falling under Roman rule.

Following the rise of Hamas in the 1987-91 First Intifada among Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Jibril found an able ally in resisting the trend started by Fatah leader Yasser Arafat toward a negotiated settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Following the rise of the Nazi Party and the annexation of Austria, Paul tried to persuade his sisters Helene and Hermine to leave Vienna, but they demurred: they were attached to their homes there, and could not believe such a distinguished family as theirs was in real danger.

Following her rise to fame, Lumley revealed that she had been an unmarried mother during the 1960s when it was socially unacceptable ; her son, James, was born in 1967.

Following the death of his parents and the rise to power of the antisemitic Nazi Party, in 1933 he moved to London, England, and obtained his PhD in History at the University of Cambridge.

Following the rise of the Traditionalist Catholic movement in the 1970s, Pope Paul VI reportedly declined to liberalise its use further on the grounds that it had become a politically charged symbol associated with opposition to his policies.

Following Hayley's rise to fame in Pollyanna ( 1960 ) and the 1961 family comedy The Parent Trap, John and Hayley again starred together, in the 1965 teen sailing adventure The Truth About Spring, the 1964 drama The Chalk Garden ( with Deborah Kerr in the lead role ), and the 1966 comedy-drama The Family Way, in which John plays an insecure, overbearing father and Hayley plays his son's newlywed wife.

Following Eugene Rougon's rise to political power in Paris in La Fortune, his younger brother Aristide, featured in the first novel as a talentless journalist, a comic character unable to commit himself unequivocally to the imperial cause and thus left out in the cold when the rewards were being handed out, decides to follow Eugene to Paris to help himself to the wealth and power he now believes to be his birthright.

Following the attack, Muslim-Americans were subjected to an upsurge in harassment and discrimination, including a rise in hate crimes nationally ; 222 hate crimes against Muslims nationwide were reported in the days immediately following the bombing.

Following his rise to power, Habré created a secret police force known as the Documentation and Security Directorate ( DDS ), under which opponents of Habré were tortured and executed.

Following the rise of Napoleon in 1803, he again made the Castle an Estate jail.

Following the withdrawal of the Soviet forces and the rise of the Western-funded and Pakistani-trained Mujahideen rebels, Afghanistan plunged into civil war.

Following the meteoric rise to popularity of NAQT, the decline into irrelevance of College Bowl, and longstanding complaints, justified or not, about the difficulty of ACF, a decision was made in 2001 to focus great effort on the accessibility of Academic Competition Federation tournaments.

Following Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1933, the Institute left Germany for Geneva, before moving to New York City in 1935, where it became affiliated with Columbia University.

Following the Huns invasions that broke the Gupta empire, the Ganges-Yamuna Doab saw the rise of Kannauj.

Following the 9 / 11 attacks, Grant's " I Will Remember You " saw a resurgence in popularity as many radio DJs mixed a special tribute version of the song.

Following the incident in Cuero, Texas the popularity of the chupacabras myth was receiving global attention.

Following the stock market crash of 1929, discounted cash flow analysis gained popularity as a valuation method for stocks.

Following Purcell, the popularity of opera in England dwindled for several decades.

Following the surge in popularity, new poker tours soon emerged, notably the World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour, both televised and the latter sponsored by online poker company PokerStars.

Following praise of St Helena ’ s coffee given by Napoleon during his exile on the island, the product enjoyed a brief popularity in Paris during the years after his death.

Following the War of 1812 and subsequent American wars, other songs would emerge to compete for popularity at public events, among them " The Star-Spangled Banner ".

Following the style of Trujillo, these highly visible projects were very publicized over government-controlled media and through grandiose public ceremonies designed to enhance Balaguer's popularity.

Following the shift toward internet broadcasting and the rising popularity of user-generated video sites such as YouTube around 2006, some independent filmmakers began recording live sessions to present on the Web.

Following this event a military training manual he wrote called “ Aids to Scouting ” gained popularity amongst boys in Britain.

Following the local popularity of the track " Slip Inside This House ", an edited 45 was released in early ' 68 and saw plenty of rotation on Houston radio.

Following the Vietnam War, beards exploded in popularity.

Following popularity among noblemen, this new device for smoking soon became a status symbol for the Indian aristocracy and gentry.

Following the eighteenth century, when European men west of Poland were universally clean-shaven, sideburns, like beards, began to grow in popularity during the Napoleonic period, as first among military men ( illustration, left ); the trend eventually made its way to Meiji Japan, in the first wave of Western fashion there.

Following the seven years of widespread popularity, on July 20, 1999, the government of the People's Republic of China began a nationwide persecution campaign against Falun Gong practitioners, except in the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele ( 1982 – 87 ).

Following the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905, Norwegian nationalism continued to grow in popularity and innovation, led especially David Monrad Johansen, Geirr Tveitt and Eivind Groven.

Following an unsuccessful move to the United States in 1975, the band's popularity waned but was unexpectedly revived in 1980 when they were last minute replacements for Ozzy Osbourne at the Reading Rock Festival.

Following 1976, Wynette's popularity slightly slowed, however, she continued to reach the Top 10 until the end of the decade, with such hits as " Let's Get Together ( One Last Time ), " One of a Kind " ( both 1977 ), " Womanhood " ( 1978 ) " No One Else in this World " and " They Call It Makin ' Love " ( both 1979 ).

Following the popularity of Resurrection, Common Sense was sued by an Orange County-based reggae band with the same name, and was forced to shorten his moniker to simply Common.

Following the release of their " Doowutchyalike " single and video in the summer of 1989, the band's gained popularity by their song " The Humpty Dance " in 1990.

Following a minor decline in its hype, neo soul's mainstream popularity increased in the late 1990s with the successes of Hill, Maxwell, Eric Benét, Raphael Saadiq, and Les Nubians.

Following Chicago's Disco Demolition Night in mid-1979, disco music's mainstream popularity fell into decline.