~' ? U* |" x& O) N% t! y - n. Q; I; {" F3 Y l; Z5 gThe 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.) Q. @! G: [+ A9 d# D* i4 x% _6 w
4 r. V/ e; i9 c+ W5 C) O6 Z3 n- ^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.0 ]3 w: K8 ^$ T* |3 K
5 U. Y$ s# N! n$ g"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. + ]9 e$ Y2 n3 m! o1 O6 ?, T: V1 D3 O/ P- c2 D/ P8 G
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.. h$ n2 P+ N# Q$ s
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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. # {+ \# g! h5 ^+ [7 b6 [3 E. t9 J t- w0 r/ T! h
"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".1 C) f+ a4 u8 w& C& W3 L1 m, \
/ C, H9 u- K# u2 w$ PFamilies 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.* [2 \6 x* e! h
( }; `+ k2 O3 M; @8 s) C"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.7 T8 T+ Z, a+ q3 `. T M0 g
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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., D7 [7 w3 V: B& z7 ~2 n
