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and the provisions of the Covenant which are inconsistent with the commitments of this letter are now inoperative and no longer valid " in the September 9, 1993 letters of mutual recognition, the PNC met in Gaza and voted on 24 April 1996.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 controversial division of pre-partition Punjab and Bengal, rioting broke out between Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims in these provinces and spread to several other parts of India, leaving some 500, 000 dead.

Following his researches in the Southern Uplands Charles Lapworth also devoted time to mapping near Durness in Scotland's northwest highlands and was first to propose the controversial theory that here older rocks were found lying above younger, suggesting complex folding or faulting as a cause.

Following the lapse of the original copyright, the characters have been adapted and reused in spin-offs, unofficial sequels, and reinterpretations, some of which have been controversial in their treatment of Baum's characters.

Following on from that part of Percy Toplis, McGann sought a less controversial and more comedic role for his next project.

Following philosophy studies at Pullach, he worked for 3 years as a prefect and sports teacher at Stella Matutina Kolleg in Feldkirch, Austria, where in 1933, he first experienced the Nazi regime, which forced an exodus of virtually all German students from Austria and thus the Stella Matutina with a controversial 1000 Mark law, to be paid by everybody before entering into Austria.

Following the finding by the Supreme Court in McGee v The Attorney General that there was a constitutional right to use contraceptives, he introduced The Family Planning Bill which proved to be highly controversial.

Following a transitional period, he won the 2002 presidential election, which lacked meaningful opposition participation ; he was again re-elected under controversial circumstances in the 2009 presidential election.

Following the birth of their last child, the marriage deteriorated by 1975, and a very public controversial divorce involving both families was covered in the press for several years.

Following claims made in the Canadian media about the cause of the fire, blaming the UK for supplying an unsafe vessel, the situation was further exacerbated by controversial comments made by Hoon.

Following COPE's 1996 defeat, the provincial Greens, reversed their policy of opposing coalitions with COPE and, over the strong objections of many longtime Vancouver Greens, pushed through a controversial plan to negotiate with COPE ( this plan was a key factor in the 2000 defeat of party leader Stuart Parker ).

Following completion, the " third runway " ( as it is known to Sydneysiders ) remained controversial because of increased aircraft movements, especially over many inner suburbs.

Following the war, much of the Iroquois land would be secured in the peace Treaty of Fort Stanwix ( 1784 ), later to be absorbed by controversial treaties with the State of New York.

Following the provisions of the controversial First Vienna Award, an additional part came under Hungarian control in November 1938.

Following the provisions of the controversial First Vienna Award, the southern part of Czechoslovak Hont came under Hungarian control in November 1938.

Following the provisions of the controversial First Vienna Award, the southern part of the area came under Hungarian control in November 1938.

Following controversial test marketing in Rochester, New York and Fort Wayne, Indiana, in August 1978, Procter and Gamble introduced superabsorbent Rely tampons to the United States market in response to women's demands for tampons that could contain an entire menstrual flow without leaking or replacement.

Following Hobbes, other mechanists argued for a thoroughly mechanistic explanation of the mind, with one of the most influential and controversial expositions of the doctrine being offered by Julien Offray de La Mettrie in his Man a Machine ( 1748 ).

* Joni Mitchell: Played a controversial set ; Following her performance of " Woodstock ", a hippie named Yogi Joe interrupted her set to make a speech about Desolation Row.

Following a series of stalking incidents instigated by a man in Berlin, Masterson was the plaintiff in Carafano v. Metrosplash. com, a controversial legal case in which the courts ruled against Masterson and expanded the definition of " interactive computer services " under the Communications Decency Act.

Following this acclaimed design Lasdun designed two buildings for the University of London, one for SOAS ( 1970 ) and another for the Institute of Education ( 1970 – 1976 ), which was particularly controversial in its insertion into the previous street plan of squares and terraces, which it tried to replicate in a more Brutalist manner.

Following his cousin John Ridge's marriage to a New England woman there in 1825, Boudinot's marriage was controversial and opposed by many townspeople.

Following his 1997 Election to the House of Commons, he courted controversy in 2001 by offering support for John Townend over his controversial remarks about race ; he later apologised for any offence caused by offering this support.

Following Clarke's strong criticisms of the Bush administration, Bush administration officials and other Republicans attempted to discredit him or rebut his criticisms, making Clarke a controversial figure.

Following the controversial Passenger Name Record agreement signed with the European Union ( EU ) in 2007, the Bush administration provided an exemption for the Department of Homeland Security and the Arrival and Departure Information System ( ADIS ) from the U. S. Privacy Act.