1 [0 R, @& Y f! s+ c( nS Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video " h& x3 ?+ b8 V+ ^% I- h% w C, f6 |9 g7 @
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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.3 f: E: f* l' t7 `* ~% k
1 i4 d# \. X+ ]! E" ]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.8 h2 q8 I. f$ u
9 s. M! g9 ]3 q" K5 a"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. % g$ N" V# {( I0 O) w% G- q; \, `( V( A$ z. l6 P2 G$ b/ W
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. : o5 Q4 d8 i) v7 J, }9 g . K, S$ j: \/ c- L3 vThe Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. $ m. o: u' r/ ^$ f* j0 Y y# g0 j8 N0 Q7 l# x
"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". $ S/ L8 j* Y. x3 j8 F. O) W# Y5 m1 f. t+ ?4 S
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.9 j6 J' b; A$ M& H/ H9 o
8 i& o/ ]0 F0 d: @! r"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.. i" r* f0 y ^$ X3 g5 q( S5 n" |
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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.- D- O( v6 t! |. w2 J8 h, |
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- AFP
