Johnston back at British Embassy in Kabul after rescue
Helen Johnston, an aid worker freed in Afghanistan, was taken hostage along with three others in Badakhshan province on May 22.
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Parents delighted with Johnston rescue
– Statement from parents of Helen JohnstonWe are delighted and hugely relieved by the wonderful news that Helen and all her colleagues have been freed. We are deeply grateful to everyone involved in her rescue, to those who worked tirelessly on her behalf, and to family and friends for their love, prayers and support over the last twelve days.
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Cameron: 'Delighted rescue attempt has been successful'
David Cameron spoke of his relief earlier at the news that a rescue attempt to free Helen Johnston, an aid worker from Stoke Newington captured by the Taliban, had been successful
London aid worker rescued in Afghanistan
Aid worker Helen Johnston from Stoke Newington has been rescued in a military operation after being kidnapped in Afghanistan.
Read the full storyKidnapped aid worker from London rescued in Afghanistan
The Foreign Office has said that Helen Johnston from Stoke Newington, an aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan on the 22nd of May, has been freed by coalition forces. She was rescued after a morning raid in Badakhshan province along with a Kenyan and two Afghan civilians.
In a statement, Ms Johnston's family said: "We are delighted and hugely relieved by the wonderful news that Helen and all her colleagues have been freed. We are deeply grateful to everyone involved in her rescue."
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