Miles Routledge, or Lord Miles on social media, is an English far-right YouTuber and war tourist.
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He gained notoriety for being evacuated during the 2021 Fall of Kabul after traveling Afghanistan to engage in danger tourism.
Early life
editRoutledge worked part-time as a hairdresser as a teenager.[1] He studied physics at Loughborough University.[2]
2021 trip to Afghanistan
editIn March 2021, he began planning a trip to Afghanistan.[3]
On 13 August 2021 Routledge arrived in Kabul from Turkey,[4][5] with a return flight scheduled for 19 August.[6] Due to the ongoing Taliban offensive the FCDO had advised against all travel to the whole country, and urged British nationals in Afghanistan to leave immediately.[7] On 15 August he told The Times that he had "accepted death".[8]
The Taliban claimed victory in Afghanistan on the 16 August.[9] On the same day, a spokesman for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said that they were "aware of [Routledge's] case" and were "attempting to reach the individual to offer assistance".[3] On 17 August Routledge was evacuated to Dubai.[10]
In November 2021 Routledge signed a publishing contract with Antelope Hill Publishing to recount his experience during the fall of Afghanistan.[11] His book Lord Miles In Afghanistan was released December 2022.[12]
2023 imprisonment by the Taliban
editRoutledge departed for a third holiday to Afghanistan in late February 2023, and was apprehended by the Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence on 2 March 2023.[13] The GDI also apprehended a volunteer medic named Kevin Cornwell and an unidentified hotel manager, both British citizens.[14] Routledge was released from Taliban custody in October 2023.[15]
Political views
editRoutledge has made a number of comments on the social media platform X targeting Indians that have been considered racist, and has also joked about nuking India.[16][17] After his AirPods were stolen and found in Pakistan, Routledge blamed Indians for stealing them, accusing them of being thieves and insulting them as 'cow worshippers'.[18]
Routledge is a known supporter of the far-right political party Restore Britain and was noted in April 2026 for having called another Restore supporter a “liberal” for wanting to deport millions of people from the UK, saying: “I have better solutions.” When asked about the comments in relation to a post from the previous year calling for another "Hitler", Routledge replied in the affirmative, also declaring his belief that journalists should be imprisoned.[19]
Bibliography
editBooks
edit- Routledge, Miles (2 December 2022). Lord Miles in Afghanistan. Antelope Hill Publishing. ISBN 978-1956887532. OCLC 1356508024.[20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Routledge, Miles [@real_lord_miles] (15 February 2022). "After working part time in a hairdresser since I was 14 until I was 20, I possess the weird skill of sending people to sleep with head massages at a backwash" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ de Ferrer, Merthe (16 August 2021). "Meet the 22-year-old British student stuck in Afghanistan: 'I've bitten off more than I can chew'". Euronews. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- 1 2 Hardy, Jack (16 August 2021). "British student stuck in Kabul after 'danger tourism' stunt backfires". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "'No regrets,' says a student stranded in Kabul after planning a trip to the "10 Most Dangerous Countries."". The Washington Newsday. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "Tourist stranded in Kabul says he has 'no regrets' in Afghanistan collapse". NZ Herald. 2 November 2023.
- ↑ "British College Student 'Lord Miles' Claims He's Stuck in Afghanistan". Vice. 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "Foreign travel advice: Afghanistan". Government of the United Kingdom. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ Ball, Tom (15 August 2021). "British student on holiday in Afghanistan 'accepts death'". The Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ "Afghanistan conflict: Kabul falls to Taliban as president flees". BBC News. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "UK student who travelled to Afghanistan for holiday evacuated". BBC News. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ↑ @AntelopeHill (15 November 2021). "We have signed a book deal with @LordVesconte, who was in Kabul during the fall of Afghanistan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Gault, Matthew (3 April 2023). "Lord Miles Flees Taliban, Publishes Memoir at White Nationalist Press, Gets Captured by Taliban". Vice.
- ↑ Wallen, Joe; Sabur, Rozina (1 April 2023). "British self-styled 'danger tourist' captured by Taliban secret police". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ↑ "Two of three British men being held by Taliban allowed call to families". BBC. 2 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023.
- ↑ Crew, Jemma (11 October 2023). "Four British men freed after Afghanistan detention". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ↑ "Controversial British YouTuber hates on Indians; claims they can't speak English, lie in interviews". The Times of India. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Devika (23 August 2024). "Nuke India: British YouTuber Miles Routledge's racist posts stoke row". India Today. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ Kumar, Gaurav (1 July 2025). "Cow-worshipping Indians to blame: UK vlogger after finding stolen AirPods in Pak". India Today. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ "Two more Reform local election candidates accused of offensive posts". The Guardian. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ Routledge, Miles (15 November 2022). Lord Miles in Afghanistan: Routledge, Miles - Amazon. Antelope Hill. ISBN 978-1956887532.