The phrase "afterward he continued" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone resumed an action or conversation after a certain point in time.
Example: "After the brief interruption, afterward he continued with his presentation, explaining the next steps in the project."
Alternatives: "then he went on" or "subsequently he continued".
And afterward, he continued composing and singing, with hits like "My Sweet Lord" that resonated with faith.
Zawahiri's relatives expected him to return to Egypt; throughout the Soviet-Afghan war and for several years afterward, he continued to pay rent on his clinic in Maadi.
In the countryside, and for years afterward, he continued to groom himself for power: he kept his olive-green Army pants as an emblem of his earthy credentials.
"Afterward," he continued, "the enemy will fall on his face, despised, condemned and defeated, while your banner, the banner of God Is Great, will continue to fly high on its nest, dignified and honorable".
But what happened afterward, he continued, "was strange because legally we fulfilled our obligation and played the show, though I'm not surprised to see a corporation lashing out at a band because they had their ego bruised".
Afterward, he continued, "friends were saying to us, 'Be careful, the F.B.I. is going to be after you.' A lot of the press in Spain was saying the collection was Islamic, that it was connected to bin Laden.
But during the 1960's and afterward, while he continued to teach at Brandeis University, his output slowed to almost a standstill.
He was booed every time he touched the puck afterward, and although he continued to bump Penguins, he rarely threatened to score.
Afterward, she continued to work closely with him, but her own ideas soon established her as an independent scientist.
Shortly afterward, he left home, but he continued to help support his large family, working first at a defense plant in New Jersey, and then at a meatpacking plant in Manhattan.
Their visit lasted for two hours, and afterward they continued to correspond.
