1 ], d; ]0 S) Z5 j( ?S Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video & K4 z) E7 T, ^7 }& Z3 f' w 7 A7 y6 c* g7 t- o8 Q* A* { ) R+ p, y) R" W+ l# e# cThe 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.- f. E! l" v) G: d2 G l
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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. & r; e4 U" Z* r1 u c" u3 g; `' k% z- @" b
"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. ! q& @; T' V6 _0 n! |7 }: ]7 D3 [+ }4 f: u$ x
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 j* r( I, R( C: e4 M: L: D) O2 o( v) J
The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives.! x9 ^) a) U% B+ f$ d1 C0 F
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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".- n% \: D( W4 z. b9 D# t! [7 r1 P
~& ~* T% j1 R3 Z0 @9 c% ZFamilies 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. m- O6 H/ ]1 G# K# I$ g
- @% V: r) F9 l; \% u. A, a"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. / s+ z4 F) R1 Y( Y& T/ P8 {. q6 C " y) E) F& n* T+ m4 v3 E/ z UA 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 b0 u" f& x4 n8 A: a + h* {( K0 ~2 a8 X- AFP