{"id":86031,"date":"2023-09-28T17:20:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=86031"},"modified":"2023-09-28T17:20:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:20:50","slug":"tourist-arrested-by-taliban-living-in-luxury-as-captors-like-titanic-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/tourist-arrested-by-taliban-living-in-luxury-as-captors-like-titanic-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist arrested by Taliban &#8216;living in luxury&#8217; as captors like &#8216;Titanic movie&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A British danger tourist who was arrested by the Taliban as he toured Afghanistan has claimed he is &quot;living in luxury&quot; and revealed far-fetched plans to open a gold mine after winning over his Titanic-loving captors.<\/p>\n<p> Miles Routledge, a former uni student from Birmingham, styled himself as an explorer and journalist and set off to visit locations in turmoil like Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Pakistan and several visits to Afghanistan. <\/p>\n<p>Routledge, a devout Christian, was one of three Brits recently captured by the Taliban, despite having previously boasted of being pals with the group.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Brit tourist rescued from Afghanistan had &apos;tea with Taliban&apos; before being kidnapped<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>For more news on the Taliban, including another Brit who hangs out with them, click here<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>And after a period of silence on social media, Routledge has began sharing messages on X again via &apos;a friend&apos;, and claims his captive life is luxurious.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31055841.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_FRrO3uCX0AEmarhjpeg.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The anonymous friend said the &apos;prison&apos; Routledge is holed up in is more like a hotel, and said the Brit even has a &apos;servant&apos; and an Xbox.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Miles is in a guesthouse and not an actual prison so he&apos;s very comfortable,&quot; the friend said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;At first, like all of you, I was worried he was struggling in some bad place but then he described how the Taliban like the Titanic movie and Rambo 3,&quot; the friend explained.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Miles is writing his second book titled: &apos;Lord Miles&apos; holiday in Taliban prison&apos;. <\/p>\n<p>The friend continued: &quot;If he wants eggs, his servants buy him eggs, if he doesn&apos;t like a dish, he gets pizza. When we called him he said &apos;lovely holiday&apos;.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>&quot;When we learnt of his hotel like conditions Miles then said &apos;I\u2019ll consider British ambassador to Afghanistan if the King asks nicely&apos;.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31055844.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Student-evacuated-from-Kabul.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31047512.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_MAINSOCIAL.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Grow your own teeth with boffins&apos; new wonder drug that can replace rotted gnashers<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Routledge, via a friend, claims that his most recent trip to Afghanistan was to open a gold mine in &apos;Ghanzi&apos; &#8211; presumably the city of Ghazni. <\/p>\n<p>Routledge&apos;s family have previously said they have no idea if he is safe or why he is being held but photographs appear to show him being friendly with armed men. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Of course, I am very worried, but I do not know anything or what has happened to him,&quot; his mother Susan Routledge previously said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;No one has been in contact with me. I have not been contacted by the Foreign Office or anyone. I just hope that he is safe, and nothing happens to him.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31055849.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Miles-Routledge.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31046620.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_MAINSOCIAL.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> \u2018Cartel Queen\u2019 married to kingpin is jailed after husband turned on El Chapo<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Routledge sprang to prominence when he had to be evacuated from Afghanistan when Kabul fell to the Taliban two years ago. <\/p>\n<p>Routledge began calling himself a journalist hell bent on finding the truth, but doesn&apos;t appear to have any qualifications in the field. <\/p>\n<p>The former physics student, who often shared right wing and misogynistic views online and whose book was released by a notorious right wing publisher, garned traction on Twitter (now X) and YouTube, and his follwers sometimes paid subscriptions on Patreon to fund his trips.<\/p>\n<p>The Home Office has been contacted for comment. <\/p>\n<p><b><i><i><i><i>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking <\/i><i>here<\/i>.<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/tourist-arrested-taliban-living-luxury-31055564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A British danger tourist who was arrested by the Taliban as he toured Afghanistan has claimed he is &quot;living in luxury&quot; and revealed far-fetched plans to open a gold mine after winning over his Titanic-loving captors. 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