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 IRA ceasefires between 1994 and 1996 and since 1997, demilitarisation has taken place as part of the peace process, reducing the military presence from 30, 000 to 5, 000 troops.

Paul Hester 1959 – 2005. Following the 1996 break-up of Crowded House, the members embarked upon a variety of projects.

Following their establishment and after extensive scouting, the label signed their first act, the newly-formed Belle and Sebastian, in August of 1996.

Following Operation Desert Strike in 1996, Kuwait agreed to a United States battalion task force to be permanently stationed in Kuwait.

Following Wik Peoples v Queensland ( 1996 ), Parliament amended the NTA with the Native Title Amendment Act 1998.

Following Yasser Arafat's commitment to " submit to the Palestinian National Council for formal approval " the changes to the Charter confirming that " those articles of the Palestinian Covenant which deny Israel's right to exist, and the provisions of the Covenant which are inconsistent with the commitments of this letter are now inoperative and no longer valid " in the September 9, 1993 letters of mutual recognition, the PNC met in Gaza and voted on 24 April 1996.

Following 1996, Sakamoto simultaneously delved into the classical and " post-techno " genres with Discord ( 1998 ), an hour-long orchestral work in four parts.

Following the " peace dividend " after the fall of the Soviet bloc, the company sold its defense and aerospace business, including what was once North American Aviation and Rocketdyne, to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems in December 1996.

Following the success of the first park, the Southern Taiwan Science Park ( STSP ), consisting of the Tainan Science Park and the Kaohsiung Science Park, was established in 1996.

Following a four year hiatus from cinema, Aniston returned to film work in 1996, when she played supporting roles in the independent films Dream for an Insomniac, and She's the One, alongside Edward Burns and Cameron Diaz.

Following an announcement on December 20, 1996, on February 4, 1997, Apple Computer acquired NeXT for $ 429 million, and used the OPENSTEP for Mach operating system as the basis for OS X.

Following that, he appeared in the 1996 revenge-drama / legal-thriller Sleepers ( 1996 ) with Brad Pitt, Jason Patric, and Kevin Bacon.

Following the scandal, on October 26, 1996, about 300, 000 Belgians marched in Brussels to protest at the failures of the police force and judicial system in this affair.

Following a name change, Cartoon Network featured the first Powerpuff Girls pilots in its animation showcase program World Premiere Toons in 1995 and 1996.

Following its departure from the CQRS in 1996, Falun Gong came under increased scrutiny from authorities and responded by adopting a more decentralized and loose organizational structure.

Following a life-threatening injury during qualifying for the 1995 Australian Grand Prix, Häkkinen made a considerable improvement in 1996 and took his first victory at the 1997 European Grand Prix.

Following the general critical disappointment of On Deadly Ground, Seagal filmed a sequel to one of his most successful films, Under Siege, titled Under Siege 2: Dark Territory ( 1995 ), and cop drama The Glimmer Man ( 1996 ).

Following moderate real GDP growth of 1. 7 %, 2 % and 1. 2 %, respectively, in 1995, 1996, and 1997, the economy rebounded and with real GDP expansion of 2. 9 percent in 1998 and 2. 2 % in 1999.

Following the coup, a presidential election took place in September 1996, in which retired Col. Yahya A. J. J.

Following several landmark decisions by this court, by the early 1990s the patentability of software was well established, and in 1996 the USPTO issued Final Computer Related Examination Guidelines stating that " A practical application of a computer-related invention is statutory subject matter.

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or " dry ", county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 % food sales requirement.

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or " dry ", county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 % food sales requirement.

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or " dry ", county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 % food sales requirement.

Following the tumultuous events leading to and including the English Civil War, another major revision was published in 1662.

Following the 2008 revision of the EU Regulation that governs European political parties allowing the creation of European foundations affiliated to Europarties, the EFA established in September 2007 its official foundation / think tank, the Centre Maurits Coppieters ( CMC ).

Following release of AmigaOS 3. 1 it was possible to upgrade the A600 by installing a compatible revision 40. xx Kickstart ROM.

Following the publication of his Bible, Morgan worked on a revision of the Prayer Book ( which had also been translated by Salesbury ), published in 1599.

Following consultation and revision, the constituency alterations were passed through the Northern Ireland Parliamentary Constituencies Order.

Following a curricular revision that went into effect in 2002 three undergraduate majors were developed:

Following from the 2008 constitutional revision, appointments to the Council will be subject to a Parliamentary approval process ( Constitution, articles 13 and 56 ).

Following the revision by Alvarenga and Höfling ( 2003 ), there are now 5 subfamilies, containing 14 genera and 18 species:

Following the major revision of Title 10 of the United States Code by the Goldwater – Nichols Act in 1986, the Joint Staff of today works directly for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff rather than the corporate Joint Chiefs of Staff, as they did from 1947 to 1986.

Following the trends in Catholic approaches to alleged cases of possession since the pontificate of Leo XIII in the nineteenth century, the new revision includes a warning not to confuse mental illness with demonic possession.

Following the City Charter revision of 1989 which eliminated the powerful New York City Board of Estimate on which the President held a seat, the post was seen as largely ceremonial ; its only notable responsibility was to cast the deciding vote in the City Council in the unlikely event of a tie.

Following Mr. Brown's death, there came forward in the Brown & Sharpe organization many other men who contributed greatly to the development of the company.

Following each individual brick should be a layer of adobe mortar, recommended to be at least an inch thick to make certain there is ample strength between the brick ’ s edges and also to provide a relative moisture barrier during the seasons where the arid climate does produce rain.

Following a request by the government of Guinea-Bissau, Angola sent there a contingent of about 300 troops meant to help putting an end to the political-military unrest in that country, and to reorganize the local military forces.

Following various business failures, Nobel's father moved to Saint Petersburg in 1837 and grew successful there as a manufacturer of machine tools and explosives.

Following the trio, the second occurrence of the scherzo, unlike the first, plays through without any repetition, after which there is a brief reprise of the trio, and the movement ends with an abrupt coda.

Following the efforts of some figures of the National awakening of Bulgaria ( the most notable among them being Neofit Rilski and Ivan Bogorov ), there had been many attempts to codify a standard Bulgarian language ; however, there was much argument surrounding the choice of norms.

Following the entry into force of a framework agreement between the EU and ESA there is a Space Council configuration-joint and concomitant meeting of the EU Council and of the ESA Council at ministerial level dealing with the implementation of the ESP adopted by both organizations.

Following the apparent success of the cane toad in eating the beetles threatening the sugarcane plantations of Puerto Rico, and the fruitful introductions into Hawaii and the Philippines, there was a strong push for the cane toad to be released in Australia to negate the pests that were ravaging the Queensland cane fields.

Following the events at Scone, there is little of substance reported for a decade.

Following his disappearance from Æthelstan's court after 935, there is no further report of Constantine until 937.

Following the Apostolic Age, there was fierce and often politicized debate in the early church on many interrelated issues.

Following this, in 1985, Daniel Schacter proposed a more general distinction between explicit ( declarative ) and implicit ( procedural ) memory With the recent advances in neuroimaging technology, there have been a multitude of findings linking specific brain areas to declarative memory.

Following the birth of Princess Aiko, there was public debate about amending the current Imperial Household Law to allow women to succeed to the throne.

Following his death, there was a long period of time when his countrymen mourned his death.

Following his death in 672, there ensued a succession dispute between his fourteen children ( many by different mothers ).

Following extensive travels around the various American colonies, George Fox returned to England in June 1673 confident that his movement was firmly established there.

Following his Washington visit Holt went on to London and in a speech there given on 7 July he was sharply critical of the UK, France and other U. S. allies that had refused to commit troops to the Vietnam War.

Following the Gutian period, there is a brief Sumerian renaissance in the 21st century, cut short in the 20th century BC by Amorite invasions, a Semitic people from the north east Levant who founded Babylon as an independent state in 1894 BC.

Following the Edict of Coucy, which gave a limited six-month period for heretics to reconcile with the Catholic faith, Calvin decided that there was no future for him in France.

Following the fall of apartheid, there have been moves to reintroduce the jury system.

Following this victory, Alboin decided to lead his people to Italy, which had become severely depopulated after the long Gothic War ( 535 – 554 ) between the Byzantine Empire and the Ostrogothic Kingdom there.

Following these sacraments, when a person dies, there are a series of prayers known as The Office at the Parting of the Soul From the Body.

Following the Islamic concept that before Islam there was the time of Jahiliya ( ignorance ), in the history books used by Maldivians the introduction of Islam at the end of the 12th century is considered the cornerstone of the country's history.

Following that there is usually a longer stage during which the tadpole lives off a vegetarian diet.