Sean Langan was working for the Channel 4 programme Dispatches when he was abducted on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Reporter Sean Langan before his capture in Afghanistan filming 'Dispatches: Fighting the Taliban' for Channel 4
A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed that Mr Langan was 'safe and well' after his release on Saturday night.
Mr Langan's family, who live in London, said he arrived back in the Britain on Monday night.
'We are absolutely thrilled that Sean is back in the UK and free.
'We can't thank Channel 4 enough for helping us.
'We have negotiated with his kidnappers for the last couple of weeks. Before that we were unaware of his kidnapping.
'We have no other comment to make apart from we are delighted.'
A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: 'We can confirm that Mr Langan was released on the night of Saturday June 21.
'We do encourage people to give him space after what must have been a traumatic experience.'
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