As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan and the Taliban seizes control, an unlikely documentarian is sharing his experience: A British University student who was supposed to be on vacation.
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Miles Routledge, aka Lord Miles Le-vesconte Routledge, spent the weekend on social media posting about his time in Kabul as chaos pours down over Afghanistan.
“Decided to pop down to Afghanistan for a few days, never been here before,” he wrote on 4chan on Friday. “Just goofing off and soaking in the sun. Seems more peaceful than London to me.”
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However, many people believe that Routledge’s social media posts are all part of a big joke.
To convince the skeptics, Routledge has posted images that are intended to solidify his story: an August 13 plane ticket to Kabul and images of himself inside an alleged safe house and with weapons. He held up the visa during a live stream, showing that his first and last name match, although the middle is different. Additionally, a person claiming to be in contact with Routledge posted pictures of his “all-access pass” to a hotel in Kabul.
“Just want to reiterate my confidence: the intelligence agencies show that the capital may be taken over in 30 days; however not in a few days,” Routledge posted before his trip. “Also if I get proven wrong and die, edit a laughing soundtrack over my posts. It’ll be funny I think.”
On Sunday, Routledge wrote on Facebook that he walked to the airport to try and leave as the realization sunk in that he was in the middle of a horrific situation: “Country in anarchy, saw a few dead in a car crash.”
“I’ve had a few people come up to me with knives in pockets, they show you the outline and they’re like, ‘Oh, we don’t like filthy foreigners,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah mate, based,’” Routledge also said on Twitch.
Routledge later said he didn’t get a flight and was told none were available. On 4chan he said that he saw the Taliban enter the airport, but they didn’t seem to care about him. On Sunday, Routledge said he made it to a safe house.
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Routledge has remained rather positive throughout his experience: “No more flights in Kabul, I’m stuck in Afghanistan. Bit of a pickle,” he posted on 4chan. “Will I have to wage gorilla warfare across the Taliban until I reach another country?”
In a Facebook post, Routledge told people that he was “comfortable” and asked them to focus on the plight of the Afghan people. “My tour guide is currently fearing for his family and his only crime is going the extra mile and saving my life, I can never repay him and that saddens me,” he wrote.
On Tuesday, Routledge told followers he was able to get a place on a list for evacuation from Kabul. He posted a video of himself and others landing in what he said was a British Army plane: “The happy ending: landed in Dubai thanks to the brilliant people at the British army. All safe!”
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*First Published: August 18, 2021, 7:16 am
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