Australian teacher held hostage by the Taliban has arrived home.

An Australian teacher who spent more than three years being held hostage by the Taliban has arrived home.

The Wagga Wagga teacher was working at a university in Kabul when he was kidnapped at gunpoint in 2016.

Timothy Weeks was freed earlier this month along with his American colleague as part of a prisoner swap

"I am very pleased to confirm that Tim has returned to Australia and very much welcome his return," she said.