Six Afghan team members refuse to leave Australia during the Warrior undefeated Games (Daily Mail photo)
More than half of the Afghan players in the Warrior undefeated (Invictus Games) refused to leave Australia or seek asylum.
According to the Daily Mail, the 2018 Warrior undefeated Games ended on October 27, with five participants from Afghanistan and one coach choosing to miss the next day`s return flight. The other three contestants and two coaches have returned home as scheduled.
Ramahi (Mirwais Ramaki), a Warrior undefeated volunteer who is in charge of receiving the Afghan team, believes some of the players may have a legitimate reason to stay in Australia, revealing that one of them had expressed concern about his safety.
"one of the players told me that he went to the front line to fight, lost his leg, lost his brother," Lamarcy said. His brother was killed, he didn`t want to be killed himself, and he didn`t want his child to lose some part of his body. "
Lamarcy also revealed that the contestants did not want to stay until they arrived in Australia, but once here, everything is change. One team member said he saw Australian residents living in a safe peace environment, completely change his view.
The six Afghan players all attended the closing ceremony of the Games on the evening of the 27th and quietly left the hotel the next day. Ramahi is worried about their safety, because they are disabled, have limited English, and have limited access to money.
A spokesman for the Home Office said participants and team members of the Games were "legally allowed to remain in Australia until their visas expire."
It is understood that the Afghan team members` visas will expire at the end of November.
