2 S. N4 T* R9 [9 S" b2 x4 OS Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video 9 S5 H6 U7 q# G& n" I4 @6 X/ n. z2 C/ w6 b2 [+ q
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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.: }; K1 q( i6 ]0 X* c) p( e2 i& J' t6 w
& k& p+ {- f+ o) n* l4 \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.. P. ^1 g- u6 v- E7 @4 l" s7 q$ |
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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. + u0 r7 _7 q; o, L" Z: M5 I6 b( O4 d9 e( @3 O- C
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. & B6 o V6 q" O& p 8 ?' M- O% P% x" F2 H% oThe Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. 9 B+ [' J9 i3 Z, L- x7 K' f" L e: ^) u2 M$ |7 G+ U. U$ \8 Q- [
"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 C% U" }0 X: \- t' w& x0 f) n: l. ?' y
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. J# h3 t0 F: J5 Q% c ' u- J/ g" Y3 ~3 c1 s, e# y" l"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.; ?8 O) s4 Y0 _9 T5 U
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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.; m) H* b0 Y" U' B+ a6 b
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- AFP
