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The husband of one of 21 South Korean hostages held by the Taliban has posted a tearful YouTube video to his "dearest wife", saying he hates himself for sleeping while she suffers in Afghanistan. 0 y$ m& Y: q# w9 {& T1 ~9 L& C- N9 Y# k% y/ a( G
Rhyu Haeng-Shik, 36, appealed tearfully for his wife's release in the first of a series of home videos made by relatives of the hostages. # `$ p8 O% H% o. q' }6 G5 [" ?6 O6 r$ c9 X7 P8 ^
"You must be very sick and in hard conditions, and I disgust and hate myself for eating and sleeping," he said, according to the caption in English. 9 u0 n: `1 q" E1 E4 U# z7 D$ D4 ]5 ^* u% B
His wife Kim Yoon-young, 35, and 22 other Korean aid workers were seized on July 19 while travelling by bus in insurgency-plagued southern Afghanistan. : z u; J$ O, {# T ) a2 A, A; v( X5 _" U, YThe Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. $ I- Y+ ~0 p( v/ Q( g' @; r0 ^& F% A
"I earnestly hope you can get over this difficult time with healthy and positive thoughts [of meeting again] while keeping your dear children in mind," Mr Rhyu said in the two-and-a-half minute video entitled "To my dearest wife in Afghanistan".2 ?: A3 Y5 k" k0 v* |& P( j
$ D8 ] w) @ @+ f3 S6 ]1 \Families of the hostages plan to post the videos on major internet sites at home and abroad in an appeal to the Taliban and the world.* b- _# I! |# w& |+ T0 D3 @& p
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"We have announced appeals several times but they were not enough to convey our anxiety," Cha Sung-Min, a representative of the families, told the Korea Times. 1 G' O# s, P. ~1 l8 y% Z5 @ $ z [& E/ u3 k8 B$ n5 _2 [A former program director from a TV company is helping with production of the clips, which will have subtitles in Korean, English and an Afghan language. : u( g6 I0 ?/ R" j' B. b' L+ U1 K0 e7 a2 j+ y& `
- AFP