+ q- }+ N7 E2 u Y9 q& W5 y6 D3 eThe 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. 3 o$ J, t- y) X1 I% z) t7 i g( k" j" {: x
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. 9 a5 f# j: O- A3 T1 ], d& V8 y5 K8 L& f% c" f
"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% ?* I5 O, {- v+ g0 k . d. s7 {& n3 R! j0 Z( [* F+ OHis 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. f t6 M" j2 i* I' {7 B 1 Y$ f* [$ j: {! p( L6 QThe Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives.# ~- G* k2 M! Q, g$ |: W7 N% ?
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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".2 m) o8 P7 W* ^0 M, O' D$ X$ ` ]% [
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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./ g$ }9 r- v: I+ `
# I+ K1 w% A6 B+ 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.( |2 q* s$ T( X; A- K* e
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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.' ?7 ?% [4 h- z2 f! [( }1 k2 g! r
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- AFP
