Afghan and Australian Defence Ministers met in Kabul. Honorable Christopher Pyne, Minister for Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia called on HE Bahrami, Minister of Defence of Afghanistan in Kabul, on 27 September 2018. 

Minister Bahrami expressed his gratitude to the presence of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. Australia remains committed to a stable and secure Afghanistan and continues to support the NATO-led train, advise and assist mission called Resolute Support." Around 323 ADF members from the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Air Force and Defence civilians are deployed in Afghanistan as part of Operation HIGHROAD.

Both sides emphasized on enhancing security and defence cooperation.