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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. ? L `, U4 o, t$ J* B
2 F" |! O4 j) U3 C. BRhyu 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; S* F! ~& A7 D9 M4 i: C1 f$ j& k- D0 R e4 X. B9 t
"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.0 l9 J3 e( ~2 T4 U, V
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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.; R+ D# |9 D$ U
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The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. ; _( t* w1 I# i; A , P0 Z* q0 y5 b$ j; p }; U"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". z9 X3 T9 M& I+ j0 E6 p( C
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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. 4 K# a7 X' Q9 U$ I1 @' P- G! e2 `( S& j3 g2 g0 k, s& e6 V
"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.7 h( O! T9 Y6 T( R! C2 t
* r1 ~- l/ Y- P" g- c/ mA 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. % B# F5 B9 q0 i0 b 3 f4 J: i3 J# J5 s8 r- AFP
