“Afghanistan—where empires go to die. ” ― Mike Malloy In this episode, we turn our attention to the ruggedly beautiful land-locked nation of Afghanistan and its glorious history!!  In Main Course, we talk about Kipling's Kim and the Great Game, chat about spies and the Koh-I-Noor Diamond and even draw out a cricket connection with the Anglo-Afghan Wars!! Joy tracks down some interesting nuggets from the world of Arthur Conan Doyle and discovers a Afghan lady who helped win a battle and became a legend!!! In Believe It Or Not, Joy and Rathin talk about mid-air child births and the country's biggest source of revenue!!. Plus the regular sections like Cute Words and Phrases, Bare Naked Lies and audience questions!! If you love a good story, jump onto this 70 mm audio blockbuster where spies and heroines rub shoulders on great battlefields where "empires truly come to die"!! You wont be disappointed!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/factofthematter/message