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Miles Routledge, also known as Miles Arthur Le-Vesconte Routledge,[1] or Lord Miles on social media, is an English right-wing YouTuber and war tourist. He is known for being evacuated[2] during the 2021 Fall of Kabul after traveling Afghanistan to engage in danger tourism against the advice of the FCDO[3].

He is associated with the far-right and has received criticism for espousing racist views on Twitter.[4][5]

Early life

Routledge worked part-time as a hairdresser as a teenager.[6][7] He studied physics at Loughborough University[8] but dropped out before graduating.[9]

2021 trip to Afghanistan

In March 2021, he began planning a trip to Afghanistan.[10]

On 13 August 2021 Routledge arrived in Kabul from Turkey,[11][12] with a return flight scheduled for 19 August.[13] 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.[3] On the 15 August he would tell The Times that he had “accepted death”.[14]

The Taliban claimed victory in Afghanistan on the 16 August.[15] 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”.[10] On 17 August Routledge was evacuated to Dubai.[16]

In November 2021 Routledge signed a publishing contract with Antelope Hill Publishing to recount his experience during the fall of Afghanistan.[17] His book Lord Miles In Afghanistan was released December 2022.[18][19]

2023 imprisonment by the Taliban

Routledge 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.[20] The GDI also apprehended a volunteer medic named Kevin Cornwell and an unidentified hotel manager, both British citizens.[21] Routledge was released from Taliban custody in October 2023.[22]

Racist comments

Routledge has made many racist comments on the social media platform Twitter targeting Indians beginning in August 2024, and has also joked about nuking India.[23][24] After his AirPods were stolen and found in Pakistan, Routledge blamed Indians for stealing them, accusing them of being thieves and insulting them for being cow worshippers.[25]

Bibliography

Books

See also

References

  1. ^ “Morning Coffee: Banking intern stuck in Afghanistan. Banks that raised salaries once come back for another go”. eFinancialCareers. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ “UK student who travelled to Afghanistan for holiday evacuated”. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  3. ^ a b “Foreign travel advice: Afghanistan”. Government of the United Kingdom. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ “Who is Miles Routledge? The British YouTuber who threatened to drop a nuclear bomb on India”. The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  5. ^ “Nuclear threat to India: YouTuber Miles Routledge slammed for racist slurs”. Business Standard. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  6. ^ “Meet the team”. Theo Georgio. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ “Who is British YouTuber Miles Routledge? Son of a sperm donor who wants to nuke India”. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  10. ^ a b Hardy, Jack (16 August 2021). “British student stuck in Kabul after ‘danger tourism’ stunt backfires”. The Telegraph.
  11. ^ “‘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.
  12. ^ “Tourist stranded in Kabul says he has ‘no regrets’ in Afghanistan collapse”. NZ Herald. 2 November 2023.
  13. ^ “British College Student ‘Lord Miles’ Claims He’s Stuck in Afghanistan”. Vice. 16 August 2021.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ “Afghanistan conflict: Kabul falls to Taliban as president flees”. BBC News. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  16. ^ “UK student who travelled to Afghanistan for holiday evacuated”. BBC News. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  17. ^ @AntelopeHill (15 November 2021). “We have signed a book deal with @LordVesconte, who was in Kabul during the fall of Afghanistan” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Gault, Matthew (3 April 2023). “Lord Miles Flees Taliban, Publishes Memoir at White Nationalist Press, Gets Captured by Taliban”. Vice.
  19. ^ “Who Is Miles Routledge, The Controversial British YouTuber”. NDTV. 22 August 2024.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ “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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ “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.
  24. ^ Bhattacharya, Devika (23 August 2024). “Nuke India: British YouTuber Miles Routledge’s racist posts stoke row”. India Today. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  25. ^ Kumar, Gaurav (1 July 2025). “Cow-worshipping Indians to blame: UK vlogger after finding stolen AirPods in Pak”. India Today. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  26. ^ Routledge, Miles (15 November 2022). Lord Miles in Afghanistan: Routledge, Miles – Amazon. Antelope Hill. ISBN 978-1956887532.