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S Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video4 |) G. U6 i7 z) U/ f
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2 p! P9 s& N! d1 H2 XThe 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. 3 B( j: }2 U% g 7 z$ c6 p- d* j5 R$ @7 x1 RRhyu 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.. a. r5 B. j, [: \8 |: e
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"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.3 _: l& S$ G, k9 L# U
* t7 n: N) ~! _, t |; F; @9 b1 F5 [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.' a& k6 h- I9 V, ?; e u
. ]: n' [9 d. C! w+ YThe Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. 9 o$ H/ T( n* d1 j0 G" _; Z! n, ^% D 9 O4 W& T# N: c# t$ I1 W8 b"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". 6 T8 i$ p0 i9 x( Q' e" D: O1 O4 C) P0 x( Z4 X% V7 E& D
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.# \8 Y' l( p& f+ S) G: @' j
1 j& v9 x- V* h"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.. o, O; g% a, _, S% y
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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. 3 \4 T1 B* `: P$ P/ s 7 P; g) F( W8 O+ Q. _0 w- AFP
