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S Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video' j2 k# X9 b! Z" f9 s0 e7 `: O1 i
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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.; r3 ^0 W. z; M8 p6 L% C
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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. # W6 D; O1 ~) _- k , b$ z" i& G% R8 ?( x"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.: w4 ?0 P3 l0 C
1 e S: U j4 b$ }2 U* h7 cHis 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. , u- t' `# k9 b( O( d; r0 Z* U# _3 b& f8 ~
The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. / T" ~& @/ a& d F 4 g) c$ ?, ^+ @% u( |, L"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". & D( b& g- X4 Z2 j- e* ~" O+ o9 L% y7 L% {) J+ i- B# P* A
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.8 D% D+ e5 ^3 S; g
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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. / a; i% w# l6 Y6 c 2 |/ D$ D7 H2 C3 I I5 d% YA 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. 3 r) @/ L/ ~4 P, k. F6 O: Y # @, N6 I( }, v- z- AFP
