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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. 1 }- A# m- e& b 3 b2 S) I4 d" R+ t! D$ L: G# f6 HRhyu 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. X j" j) F) j3 w5 a) ?* o' [. c5 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.9 u! v& U* v5 y+ a! u- K
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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. $ B6 o7 p [- n4 a; @* F% Z& _" g- H) B9 u
The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives.) S& E; h' z6 w/ C0 V
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"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".- Y( E: A9 _* i7 Z! J: X" _5 G, y% S
! A3 @3 r0 j% @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. 8 r/ O6 y1 A: n " I* I9 G, L$ D+ _. x% O"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+ C. t! M7 [, K7 A3 x' z
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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.2 ~* n9 U3 k8 [9 r2 f) r( ]
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- AFP
