no they did not
They joined the Afghan war in 2003.
Afghanistan
because they were told to..
No. Afghanistan stayed neutral throughout the war under the stewardship Mohammed Zahir Shah.
As allies of the United Kingdom and opponents of terrorism, Australia supported them in their decision to go to war, and showed that support in many ways - including sending soldiers into Afghanistan.
United Kingdom: in the Third Anglo-Afghan War May 6, 1919 - August 8, 1919 as well as the current war in Afghanistan Soviet Union: from December 27, 1979-February 15, 1989 United States: from October 7, 2001 to present Germany: Current War in Afghanistan France: Current War in Afghanistan Italy: current War in Afghanistan Canada: current war in Afghanistan Poland: Current war in Afghanistan Netherlands: Current war in Afghanistan Turkey: Current War in Afghanistan Australia: Current War in Afghanistan Spain: Current War in Afghanistan Romania: Current War in Afghanistan Sweden: Current War in Afghanistan Denmark: Current War in Afghanistan Belgium: Current War in Afghanistan Norway: Current War in Afghanistan Bulgaria: Current War in Afghanistan Czech Republic: Current War in Afghanistan Hungary: Current War in Afghanistan Croatia: Current War in Afghanistan Albania: Current War in Afghanistan Slovakia: Current War in Afghanistan New Zealand: Current War in Afghanistan Georgia: Current War in Afghanistan Latvia: Current War in Afghanistan Macedonia: Current War in Afghanistan Lithuania: Current War in Afghanistan Estonia: Current War in Afghanistan Portugal: Current war in Afghanistan Finland: Current War in Afghanistan Azerbaijan: Current War in Afghanistan Slovenia: Current War in Afghanistan Singapore: Current War in Afghanistan Bosnia and Herzegovina: Current War in Afghanistan Ukraine: Current War in Afghanistan Ireland : Current War in Afghanistan Iceland: Current War in Afghanistan Austria : Current War in Afghanistan United Arab Emirates : Current War in Afghanistan Greece: Current War in Afghanistan Luxembourg: Current War in Afghanistan
They did join WW1...
Australians went to war in August 1914.
They heeded the call of the United Nations in 2001.
Afghanistan joined the UN in 1919 right after the end of Third Anglo-Afghan War. However, the UN only became involved in Afghan from 1946.
Australia sent troops to the Maori War, Sudan War, Boer War, World War 1, World War 2, Korea, Malaya, Vietnam plus the succession of wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan.