: Q- U2 t- {/ Q( K; x( v$ ^ H1 p. U9 n 5 L0 q; [- M3 `: x" M# bThe 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. 5 y2 R+ R/ b" K$ P! ~1 `+ d) v+ K3 K U6 S N3 G
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 O, O8 m8 Z3 t: u+ K0 i* W/ q
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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. ! E) X0 l+ ?+ k% y/ z, P 5 Z- _) X6 h3 u. uHis 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. $ I V& ], i9 ]4 H8 } 9 _: [2 V* F0 x' eThe Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. 5 q+ a+ x) V9 k: E! z5 ~0 B/ f9 `5 _& o& R: `- _
"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". & V# P6 T& z7 L* J ( m! Q" J% i( E& ?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. 0 d9 c! G# y! \5 |- v % V3 f; Y, F4 M"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. ! v/ J" U8 P3 F2 I 8 {- L/ ~" n6 X: l8 Z+ ?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.: _9 e6 L2 E% I# h
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