The former members of the Afghan national security and defense forces won medals during the Invictus Games in Canada.

AVA- The two disabled and former Afghan soldiers won silver and bronze medals as the competitions kicked off in the Toronto city.

Mohammad Esa Akbari won silver medal in power lifting while his compatriot Nasir Ahmad Halimi won bronze medal in the same field.

The Invictus Games torch was carried in capital Kabul earlier last month as a ceremony was organized to honor the sacrifices of the Afghan and NATO troops in Afghanistan.

Speaking during the ceremony on 9th of August in Kabul, Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani thanked Canada, the Canadian nation, and security forces for their contribution and sacrifices, emphasizing that their role and sacrifices indicates that we are all one.

President Ghani said the injured soldiers are supported through the Invictus games and said they have only been wounded but have not lost their moral.

The commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan General John Nicholson thanked President Ghani, the Canadian Ambassador, other foreign Ambassadors, Generals, and the soldiers of the contributing nations in the NATO mission to maintain security in Afghanistan as he hailed the NATO soldiers for their bravery.

He said the NATO soldiers have not accepted defeat in the battleground, insisting that they will not accept defeat in other areas of life as well.