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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. $ H! [2 i$ z, K; J0 E0 \. o' h' x3 E! P( j
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. / q. r( \9 P6 w8 D1 p3 l+ M! n) T & ?$ x0 ~8 a T9 g4 [0 e"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.: t+ O. }+ n- }
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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.# g' \9 f9 j! ^) g
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The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives., K" X1 e; ]1 z% [) V8 y
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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".9 o* I; A' ~: H) a
( t/ G. f( \5 @. W1 IFamilies 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.. l# ~* {* W1 B6 P
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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.& ~ l- v2 l5 H" S5 T+ v! _+ K
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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. # N6 h# ~; D( S + P- {+ q$ Z8 P! L- AFP
