, w* ?& m+ A! U. G. [& @S Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video( X5 T, }' r. w
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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. ( e4 G$ E: d" m! R% k . w( s b0 {% Q7 a! SRhyu 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.' E) `/ P9 N; V$ s8 d: s6 l
- \- S. b: [0 O; V" L"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. - w9 `' s2 b4 p4 r% b8 G& R( R% l4 F
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.# C( p& t( P, V9 E+ o
' y1 y: v3 R: s+ ` ^3 r1 M8 ?The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives.5 W7 w7 } U2 V, n: D l
5 L. U% G. T* j9 Q"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".- b% P6 y$ ^1 E
3 q) M( G [' m6 `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. 5 b" c9 q# S6 D / e$ M* ~: \# O2 ~# }" Y& b"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. z( S4 ~( O, `! B+ j. 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 ~9 S# A' [4 H ' c# R R2 q' O! e) R5 o- AFP
