Kidnapped Australian woman set free in Afghanistan: Canberra

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Australian foreign minister and deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, Julie Bishop, speaks at the Coalition Campaign Launch in Sydney on June 26, 2016. Australia's prime minister promised stability and strong economic policy in the wake of global turmoil sparked by Britain's Brexit vote, as he campaigned June 26 ahead of next week's national polls. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN
Australian foreign minister and deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, Julie Bishop, speaks at the Coalition Campaign Launch in Sydney on June 26, 2016.
Australia’s prime minister promised stability and strong economic policy in the wake of global turmoil sparked by Britain’s Brexit vote, as he campaigned June 26 ahead of next week’s national polls. / AFP PHOTO /

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — An Australian woman kidnapped in Afghanistan has been freed and is “safe and well”, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Monday.

“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 in a statement.

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