/* ============================================================
   House of Afghanistan — The Journal (blog)
   Loads after home/home.css (nav, footer, reed, buttons, vars).
   ============================================================ */

/* ---- shared page chrome ---- */
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.nav { background: rgba(30,51,64,.86); backdrop-filter: blur(14px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(199,164,104,.18); }

/* ---- masthead ---- */
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/* ---- topic filter rail ---- */
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/* ---- featured lead article ---- */
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/* ---- newsletter strip ---- */
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/* ============================================================
   ARTICLE (reading) page
   ============================================================ */
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/* on-this-page outline (scroll-spy) */
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.a-author { max-width: 720px; margin: 24px auto 0; padding: 28px 40px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(199,164,104,.16); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; }
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.a-author__r { font-family: var(--caps); font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--champagne); margin-top: 4px; }

/* more articles */
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.a-more__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 36px; }

@media (max-width: 920px) {
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  .j-grid, .a-more__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .a-note { float: none; width: auto; margin: 22px 0; }
  .j-sub__form { flex-direction: column; }
}

/* journal card: whole card links to the article, author name links to the profile */
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.j-card__meta{position:relative;z-index:1;}
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.j-card__by:hover{color:var(--champagne-soft);border-bottom-color:var(--champagne);}