; P# Y6 \' V( M. kS Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video8 @, \& ?$ s& {' a4 t* O
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, f" N* W0 [& Y. W$ jThe 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. 1 H* K5 L$ J6 n* g2 |3 X% C7 h: {/ B: k4 \, W, n' h
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. l2 V) n3 p& D, p. k2 I w& h6 W1 p/ r3 y
"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.$ W! o M% x) g6 f; e& ?
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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. + g7 n% N8 q: t: ~* s! W+ A9 ^$ p
The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. ( {' i5 z# p/ X. P) m- p% |* t! W5 X: m) l9 C- {
"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".5 r. t. x7 E- M& @# V5 f \0 J
$ ] Z; [" G( k& YFamilies 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. ( j6 V7 K3 o3 a9 z. C0 |6 S3 _* `( @
"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.4 N% ]+ I) N1 P( a. {# P4 B
6 x9 c, A0 \7 m% M3 [& q' a. a& M: dA 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. * G# ]2 U" s5 s: \$ X5 x* E+ H- N# s o: b& T/ u6 n5 H: r9 k
- AFP
