Afghan president visits Australia

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani will discuss security, development and empowering women during a visit to Australia.

Dr Ghani has become the first Afghan president to visit Australia after touching down in the country on Sunday.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Afghanistan and Australia shared a solid connection that had been forged over more than a century.

Mr Turnbull traced the ties to Afghan cameleers of the 1860s through to Australia's military efforts to free Afghanistan of terrorism.

"During this visit, discussions will focus on our ongoing security and development co-operation to help Afghanistan in its efforts to become more prosperous, secure and self-reliant," Mr Turnbull said.

"In particular, we will seek to enhance partnership between our nations in a number of fields including women's and girls' empowerment, public sector capacity building and agricultural productivity."

Dr Ghani's visit to Australia is due to wrap up on Wednesday.