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S Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video * u. J L7 B) P; y) z* _' b% s3 i5 O, B- E1 ]/ E- G; ~
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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. ) Q0 W# R" o2 c3 K: t S3 _+ _: f `! C2 f
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.. V, g0 P- _) y$ `. {+ B, v; @" D
6 h! m& e" F; Z5 |5 @6 v"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. 5 K, x' m; p6 R a% h0 Y: c9 R# E- I6 H) u5 b/ c- b7 I
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. : ~" u- C: |. X7 @- b ' u# v* {8 i* D+ v) z# oThe Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. ; o. n! r/ r' N2 q& i2 T# Y" G3 y/ i$ l) ^6 L, U
"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". 9 I+ |: \2 I z$ |' R " ^$ G! {$ z& c$ M) fFamilies 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.5 S7 g6 R- E/ W |! l f
* I$ A7 p" N! W! \+ w. g! s6 y"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. + ?+ G+ n4 l# U \2 `1 v: j+ p4 O% a7 P5 |3 a4 _" g) _# Q {
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. $ |( w6 r# ~( R3 c$ b5 F6 R; n5 r3 u$ u- x+ O
- AFP
