0 L4 w! A- E8 q) f5 uS Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video/ a+ \ s' N R! `
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) q/ b* V2 Z) k8 yThe 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. `& A0 A' t, ^* C , s' X( B5 o# b4 i- g) DRhyu 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. $ M3 E; y" V1 g+ [4 Q( k, E# d 3 O) \; \. f6 |- S"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. ! R+ H+ Z8 R; W8 x+ t5 Y9 X : \! D5 D' N$ @% O E) w% gHis 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.3 I5 i) Q, u5 j/ a
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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.. b, [! Z' P$ _4 }7 k! s3 L
2 n4 A6 E0 A- M$ m4 u2 T% i2 f"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".6 v0 Q8 Y- @; \# h
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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 `- L6 N( K. E* T J
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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., A {+ I* P6 d' ]# y) r4 {) a
7 F, A3 P+ ~: B- f5 [2 ]% PA 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.1 `: Q& y! U/ o1 r. T& z
