That's the message coming from both sides of politics after US President Donald Trump committed the United States to an open-ended conflict in the troubled nation.
The US President also suggested other countries might be asked to increase their commitments.
The Australian government says no formal request has been made but many think the question will be asked - and that the government will respond positively.
For 16 years, Australia has been a loyal contributor to the US-led effort in Afghanistan - a commitment that continues in 2017.
In May, Australia boosted by 30 its training, advisory, and assistance mission, bringing total troop numbers to 300.
But Donald Trump's latest call-to-arms has been met with caution across the board, including from Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne.
"Our current force posture in Afghanistan is one of training and assisting the Afghan defence forces: that remains the case. If the Trump adminstration makes a request to Australia it will be considered by the national security subcommittee of the cabinet, a decision will be made after due consideration and an announcement will be made. But it would be premature to speculate on what that might be, given that we are yet to have any formal request."
Opposition leader Bill Shorten says Labor expects to be briefed on any formal requests from the US, and will work constructively with the government on any decision to change Australia's military involvement in Afghanistan.
"I, for one, never forget that some of the terrorists who have operated in our region, much closer to Australia, trained in Afghanistan before 9/11. So I think the work that our ADF is doing there is very important. I also have to say that this is the sort of issue where I'd expect the government to brief us and we'll just work through this in a calm and considered manner. But one thing's for sure, Australians should know that my track record, when it comes to national security and the deployment of ADF, has been to work with the government of the day because our ADF expects nothing less from their government and their opposition."
Former Labor defence minister and ambassador to the United States, Kim Beazley, says the US would need support from other nations to successfully change its Afghan strategy.
Mr Beazley has told Sky News he thinks Australia would be open to a request to continue its commitment in the war-torn nation.
"When the United States has a bit of a shift, so they're going more to effectively a combat operation, it will often leave holes in the training activities that they've been doing. And they might well appreciate some backfilling. Given what we've invested in Afghanistan, given that we've tried to give that country a bit of a decent future, I think the government would probably approach with an open mind any requests along those lines."
Michael Wesley, Professor of International Affairs at the Australian National University, agrees with Mr Beazley.
But he's told Sky News he doubts the role of Australian troops will change significantly.
"We've got to make a distinction here between numbers - and I think the government probably will be open to numbers - and then roles. So we've stated very clearly that ours is a support and training role in Afghanistan. I think the United States would find it quite difficult to convince our government to change that and to send our soldiers back into a combat role in Afghanistan."
President Donald Trump hasn't yet outlined a clear definition of success for his new strategy in Afghanistan.
He also hasn't indicated how much support he expects from traditional allies like Australia.
But it is looking likely that Australia's longest-running combat mission is about to get a little longer.
