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Miles Arthur Le-Vesconte Routledge [1] (born 14 September 1999), more commonly known by the nickname Lord Miles, is an English author, explorer, YouTuber, Internet celebrity and a war tourist. He is known for being a danger tourist in Afghanistan during the Fall of Kabul, and being detained by Taliban 's General Directorate of Intelligence on a ...
In 2021, British internet personality 'Lord' Miles Routledge visited Afghanistan during the Fall of Kabul, and has since returned multiple times. He was captured and detained by the Taliban for several months. He shared photos, Livestreams, videos, and stories from Afghanistan online as well as later recounting his experience in interviews and ...
Established the Durrani dynasty and the Durrani Empire; Considered founder of modern Afghanistan. Durrani. Timur Shah Durrani. December 1746 – 20 May 1793. November 1772. 20 May 1793. Son of Ahmad Shah Durrani. Preserved the Durrani Empire following the death of his father after fighting off civil war in 1772, and multiple rebellions.
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi. 25 November 2001. 1 December 2001. Qala-i-Jangi District. Battle: It began with the uprising of Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the war in Afghanistan. Battle of Takur Ghar. 4 March 2002. 5 March 2002. The peak of Takur Ghar.
The Taliban sees ISIS-K as a threat to its rule and has launched a series of attacks on the group. But there is deep distrust between the West and the Taliban after a 20-year-long war that pitted ...
Durand Line. The Durand Line ( Pashto: د ډیورنډ کرښه; Urdu: ڈیورنڈ لائن; Dari: خط دیورند ), also known as the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, is a 2,640-kilometre (1,640 mi) international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in South Asia. [1] [a] The western end runs to the border with Iran and the eastern end to ...
Kabul Expedition (1842) / 34.52528°N 69.17833°E / 34.52528; 69.17833. The Kabul Expedition was a punitive campaign undertaken by the British against the Afghans following the disastrous retreat from Kabul. Two British and East India Company armies forced through the Khyber Pass and advanced on the Afghan capital from Kandahar and ...
The 1842 retreat from Kabul was the retreat of the British and East India Company forces from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War. [4] An uprising in Kabul forced the then-commander, Major-General William Elphinstone, to fall back to the British garrison at Jalalabad. As the army and its numerous dependents and camp followers began their ...