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After four months spent in captivity following her kidnapping in Afghanistan, Australian aid worker Kerry Jane Wilson has been freed.聽

Officials said Monday that Ms. Wilson was freed by Afghan forces in a special operation in eastern Afghanistan. At least three suspects have been arrested, though authorities did not say who was responsible for the abduction. She was taken in April by two armed men from her office in the eastern city of Jalalabad. 聽

Wilson, who is in her sixties, has lived and worked in Afghanistan for about 20 years. Most recently, she's run Zardozi, a nongovernmental organization that helps impoverished Afghan women start their own businesses by selling items that they sew.聽

As聽Paige McClanahan reported聽for 海角大神 in 2013:聽

In an interview with the Monitor at the time, Wilson compared the women she works with to "prisoners who have just gotten out of jail," explaining that many are illiterate and have difficulty performing day-to-day tasks such as conversing with shopkeepers or navigating around their home city.聽

A former colleague of Wilson's told CNN that there had been "frantic worry" since Wilson was abducted in April, adding, "To hear the news this morning of her release and that she is safe and well is indescribable."

"I hope she returns to her family as soon as possible for much needed recuperation from her ordeal, and I also hope that she will consider returning to Afghanistan to continue her amazing work," the former-colleague said. "She is vital to the future of Afghanistan."

This report contains material from the Associated Press.