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Australian peacekeepers in Afghanistan and Pakistan from 1989 to 1993

Soviet occupation of Afghanistan Afghanistan is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. Pakistan lies to its south-east, and Iran to the south-west.

Australian peacekeepers in Bougainville from 1994 to 2003

A fight for independence

Australian peacekeepers in Cyprus with UNFICYP from 1964 to 2021

Civil unrest in Cyprus

Australian peacekeepers in East Timor from 1999 to 2013

Australia's involvement in East Timor, from 1999 to the end of 2012 was instrumental in that nation gaining independence.

Australian peacekeepers in Ethiopia and Eritrea 2001 to 2005

Background Between May 1998 and June 2000, Ethiopia and Eritrea, on the Horn of Africa, fought over disputed border territory.

Australian peacekeepers in Indonesia from 1947 to 1951

Australian peacekeepers in Korea since 1950

Korea dividedFrom 1910 to the end of World War II, Korea was a Japanese colony.

Australian peacekeepers in Mozambique from 1994 to 2002

Civil war and instabilityMozambique sits on the Indian Ocean in south-eastern Africa.

Australian peacekeepers in Namibia with UNTAG from 1989 to 1990

Australian peacekeepers in Rwanda with UNAMIR from 1993 to 1996

Civil unrest and civil war Rwanda is a small, landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, about two-fifths the size of Tasmania.

Australian peacekeepers in Sierra Leone with IMATT 2001 to 2003

Civil war in Sierra LeoneTensions had been building in Sierra Leone, in West Africa, since independence from the UK in 1961.

Australian peacekeepers in Sinai with UNEF II from 1973 to 1979

A region in dispute Since it was proclaimed a state on 14 May 1948, Israel has often been in conflict with the surrounding Arab states.

Australian peacekeepers in Solomon Islands from 2000 to 2017

Ethnic tension in Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands is a nation of almost 1,000 islands in the South-West Pacific.

Australian peacekeepers in the Congo with ONUC 1960 to 1961

Congo in crisis

Australian peacekeepers in the Sinai with MFO from 1982 to 1986, and since 1993

War and occupation Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt for more than 10 years following the 1967 Six-Day War (also known as the Third Arab–Israeli War).

Australian peacekeepers in West New Guinea with UNTEA 1962

A territorial dispute The western half of the island of New Guinea, West New Guinea had been under Dutch control since 1828.

Christopher Hodder - Army veteran (Video)

Chris Hodder joined the Australian Army in 1982. He completed recruit training with the 1st Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB) at Kapooka, New South Wales.

Summaries of Australia's peace operations

Learn more about some of the operations that have involved Australia.

Where Australia has served in peacekeeping

Explore some of the locations where Australia has deployed defence personnel, police and civilians as part of global peace operations.
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