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7 m% q5 U: c' qThe 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 t1 J0 j" A6 ?( ?, C, ^; [, a- L, Z% H: U! ^8 n& X5 \
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.3 }' I' h) x2 J; ^9 P' M9 p# A* u
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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.% K0 p. I8 n' i$ `/ `
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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. 1 a$ w/ T& b/ P9 l& m$ ` ~ # ?7 d* q. n5 Q m3 rThe Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives.5 j! K# c9 Q' I, Z) Z- K5 ? a
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"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". 4 q! w& E2 K5 l( U) T/ X ' z) l, {5 w4 g! K! o; c" sFamilies 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.$ W \9 x! h+ {1 }' M% G# U
+ j4 h8 _$ F" m! I9 m) n3 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.. Z% @9 G6 d- p5 y* ^
' P, i; U& m) b/ s: 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. 2 r! J' U# e4 b3 [ U& Q* e: _3 ^; O" b1 U' ~
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