MEMBERS of a refugee family who were separated for 12 years were recently reunited in Mildura.

Maryam Ahmad-Zada and her husband Habibullah escaped to Pakistan 20 years ago after fleeing the Taliban takeover of their home country of Afghanistan.

While Habibullah found his way to Australia, settling in Mildura, Maryam along with her children Zia, Reza, and Sediqa remained in a precarious situatio...