( p9 v/ ^ U p3 r( Z4 @" F' hS Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video ; g5 Q& ~) r+ l4 ~" P : o9 [. f2 x+ [/ n+ d' s* {4 W! z" I' ?& O' n
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.6 p; l7 q' M4 V' p+ e
7 M: I K2 X$ V9 p5 {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. 4 [! G/ [' f6 h! g! H- v ! e. Q! O) E3 a$ 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. 4 g( A( S! `; u , b! V0 d! B3 ], j, FHis 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.1 ~+ s$ E! e! h b
7 H) H2 A' z9 pThe Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. : x2 _+ F0 v3 R( a4 ?1 A, S& U! ^" D
"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".' e% F( V6 I% {
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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 U8 \' [7 B- ?! N " A& J/ b8 }& Z"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 |; Z. T2 _, x+ }8 U* Z & P1 Z. S) F( Q, {$ YA 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.; B4 [% w6 q+ A8 ?" Y6 z
