He said she was taken before dawn from the home in which she was staying by “unidentified gunmen” who were disguised as police.
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“I confirm that Kerry Jane Wilson, who was abducted in Afghanistan in April this year, has been released, and she is now safe and well”, Bishop said.
Officials have for months said they were working to find Wilson, and on Monday Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed the charity boss had been released.
Ms Bishop said she had been in close contact with Ms Wilson’s family during the ordeal and was relieved by the good outcome.
She is now “safe and well”, according to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who gave no further details.
The Australian minister did not comment on the conditions of the aid worker’s release in order to protect those who continue to be held hostage or are at risk of being kidnapped in Afghanistan.
No details were given in Bishop’s statement of when Wilson was released or where she was taken to safety.
It was not reported exactly when Wilson – who is a veteran aid worker – was released.
Kidnapping for ransom has always been a problem in Afghanistan, affecting Afghans more than foreigners, and it has become a lucrative source of income for militant Islamist groups in recent years.
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An Australian and an American were abducted in early August in the capital Kabul by five gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms. At least two other foreigners were kidnapped in Kabul past year and later released. She was rescued in July.
