The British danger tourist, who was held captive by the Taliban for eight months, says he plans to return to Afghanistan within weeks and praised the country’s “solid” justice system.
Miles Routledge, a 23-year-old YouTube star who calls himself ‘Lord Miles’, was one of four British prisoners released by the Taliban earlier this month and flown to Dubai.
Routledge, who appeared on Andrew Tate’s podcast this week, has now revealed that after his ‘lovely holiday’ in Afghanistan he plans to be ‘back in Kabul in three weeks’.
He also applauded how the Taliban are maintaining “excellent” order in the country, claiming that “everyone is in their place and behaving well.”
Routledge, who previously said he “lived in luxury” during his alleged captivity, also said he found the Afghan justice system “fair” and “not corrupt”.
Miles Routledge, also known as ‘Lord Miles’, has praised the Talbian’s ‘fair’ and ‘not corrupt’ justice system. He is seen smiling as he poses for a selfie with his Taliban ‘captors’
Routledge, who appeared on Andrew Tate’s podcast this week (pictured), has now revealed that after his ‘lovely holiday’ in Afghanistan he plans to be ‘back in Kabul in three weeks’
Routledge said he “quite enjoyed” being held for eight months in the “Taliban prison”, which he claimed was a boarding house. He is depicted during his detention in Afghanistan
The thrill seeker told Tate how State Department officials asked him if he was okay after meeting him and the other detainees in Dubai.
“I say, ‘Yes, dear holiday boys, it’s great to get away from it all. I’ll be back in Kabul in three weeks,’” he recalled. “They had a shocked look on their face, like ‘he won’t stop’.”
Routledge was evacuated from Afghanistan by British forces in August 2021 as the Taliban retook the country, but later returned and was arrested by Taliban forces in March this year.
He claims he was stopped because he forgot to get a permit for a mountain area he had traveled to “where the gold was located,” but the Taliban ultimately thought he was “a crazy guy.”
The Foreign Office previously confirmed that Routledge was one of four Britons – including a UN aid worker – released by the Taliban after being detained for allegedly breaking the country’s laws.
Tate – who was recently indicted in Romania but denies all allegations against him – questioned the adventurer about the country’s legal system and asked if it was “fair.”
“Oh yeah, it’s not corrupt,” he replied. ‘Corruption in a Muslim country is very difficult to find in Afghanistan. It’s true.’
He added: ‘Every time I say to someone ‘go to Afghanistan on holiday’ they laugh. But look at me. I had a good time and was treated fairly, no problem.’
He said he “kind of enjoyed” being held for eight months in the “Taliban prison,” which he claimed was a boarding house.
He was reportedly held while investigators compared evidence, which was then presented to a judge who ultimately ruled that he was “not a spy.”
‘Everyone thinks I’m being beaten, that I’m being tortured. They think, “Oh, I regret my situation,” Routledge said of the experience, but added that he was treated well and often “smiled.”
The 23-year-old spent eight months in ‘prison’, where he had ‘picnics and dinners with higher-ups’ and chuckled with the Taliban while watching the latest Barbie movie
Routledge (pictured) reportedly lived in luxury while imprisoned by the Taliban
In recent months, Routledge is said to have held discussions in prison with Taliban officials about a gold mine
Routledge previously claimed to have become “best friends” with top Taliban commanders, enjoying “picnics and dinners with higher-ups” and even “giggling” with the regime’s extremists while watching the latest Barbie movie with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling watched.
He shared a selfie on
Routledge posted a photo of himself smiling next to the Taliban and said: “I have really outdone myself. Why did some of you think I was dead?
“Why was anyone even concerned? Don’t trust me! I’m hungry. I was literally watching the new Barbie movie with the Taliban and saw some of your comments on their phones and we all chuckled. Haha.’
He claims he has been granted immunity in Afghanistan, meaning he will not be stopped at checkpoints and that “all business documents will be prepared as a gift to me” when he returns to the country.
“Besides, it’s a gun permit,” he smiled.
MailOnline has obtained the last photo he took before he was detained, which shows the ‘dangerous tourist’ (left) giving the thumbs up as he stands next to a Taliban member holding an automatic rifle
He shared footage of himself shooting an assault rifle given to him by a Taliban fighter. The video was viewed more than a million times on his YouTube channel
Routledge is pictured meeting a Taliban fighter for one of his YouTube videos
The former Loughborough University student from Birmingham posts videos of himself traveling to dangerous countries to his 79,000 subscribers on his YouTube page.
Routledge has previously ‘survived the world’s deadliest island’ when he went to Snake Island in Brazil, which is populated with between 2,000 and 4,000 of the most venomous snakes in Latin America.
Other videos are titled “48 Hours Homeless in New York City” and “Crossing the Mexican Border Illegally.”
