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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. : o* ^" J5 g: F& ~. e 3 x% S3 \4 R$ [0 S+ mRhyu 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.* z6 \2 b! h/ D i
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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.( w m# z6 ?' d' {) }; A8 E
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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. ^6 L/ R+ ^8 Q( x" U3 s- {
( m+ B5 d! Q1 R! } r& PThe Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. 4 k% c7 M0 B* R) k( e! ^. M( M9 g; Y0 @3 B8 i1 s8 t/ o$ p: D
"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". + \' i V) i* V* E: {4 w Q; R* G4 E2 W' kFamilies 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.- t& c" u, I) t& O \7 P z
3 } D" T% p1 |' E$ i% x* i"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. ( q: b! I# ]: A7 `3 ?6 M, A9 Y Z; b# f+ ], A$ I4 Y
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. + k0 e s7 S" A$ S6 h ! |# J; @3 }" T3 I" T- AFP
