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Half of Afghan Invictus team did not return home

The Afghan Invictus Games team, pictured in Facebook

Source: Supplied

SBS has learned more than half of Afghanistan's Invictus Games team has stayed behind in Sydney and is believed to be planning to seek asylum.



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