: K) a5 P3 u# s- |/ Y; ~[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/YA_yTkOCvus[/flash] 0 ]7 v* b4 \; {) K' w$ T3 A5 ^& O/ l$ D . _& F7 S9 c9 s) {S Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video5 b, G9 N8 `9 u& @1 K: t
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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.: w& Z8 r% `0 K- N& j* z
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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." k5 z9 }4 k; O3 v) I- c3 J
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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.' p3 C6 ]5 D, B' S! a' x+ C& \
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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. 4 l) W7 g' `2 P% y7 {8 y3 Z/ G) ?4 V0 L0 U- {/ H! ?, w
The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. , U; y# t' @9 k9 t5 H% E6 {% m; I1 N9 w& I: t
"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". 1 R7 q8 d* m; R) B* D G$ d1 r( _+ @7 r x, q) P$ 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.4 ^5 P% h& v, T
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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. : E% U3 O5 c# T3 ~6 @" L4 P5 d2 i% J! F( X" Y; {2 O+ @
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. : y# ?0 V5 _4 c% s5 B. d( D* v % J9 `( b& y- Q% p! \. i- AFP
