The allegations against Roberts-Smith relate to five separate killings of people in various locations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan in 2009 and 2012, where he served with the Australian Special Forces.

New Delhi also warned that such actions could further destabilise the region.

Rashid Khan, captain of Afghanistan’s men’s cricket team called the strike “immoral and barbaric”

“This event looks like a road map to radicalisation. I am absolutely disgusted that any organisation in Australia would provide a platform to the Taliban and their primitive views.”

This decision has been taken after most member states refused to entertain Pakistan's request to allow the Taliban regime to represent Afghanistan in the meeting.

India's aim is to ensure Afghanistan is not used for the terrorist activity of any kind against India.