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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.7 V/ Y" [/ X4 ]& X8 h6 {
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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.6 ?+ W- ^" O, I0 @
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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.8 P* a& H) r5 Q3 R0 h# H
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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. - c' R r8 R6 N5 ?4 s2 s. t( V M8 d( G' C
The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. ( d$ M3 _! G9 w0 ? / H+ d; p( K5 b9 Z"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 `3 Z# Z a% }; D. p/ F3 X! X9 f r
9 a# c1 ~& m. |! y* x( IFamilies 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." b6 _& Y0 q+ C g* \/ W
2 w5 E6 V, s0 x; V9 O8 J8 e8 G"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. 6 E' V! j- u- M- d& B& O! b, `; V1 N, _9 w/ u0 U' n1 p! `( |, e
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.% _4 U4 ~! ^9 [* f. ]: g6 O: K6 p
