* [. X+ J0 \6 B9 X- v0 sS Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video/ v4 `4 b( x0 u
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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# r6 t3 f; \( Z( S: {$ r- V. z/ ~2 O9 I: k$ @9 f
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. 0 I% [7 J e# { 1 D- ? B& ]% b" [! F"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. ^$ X, t4 a4 {( ^
' d3 ^8 h0 z) D# x, gHis 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. 0 S4 ?' i5 y* K* g ) w' I/ ^4 C& _$ e$ ]The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives.: G: y1 l: F& t. Z8 O! N
0 x$ W! w. ]- e3 ?"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". 4 m7 a+ Q# C+ V# E/ m' ]* S- n& [& X/ m# T( @8 m1 z% 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.: h1 n, _6 I/ R" U
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"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., V1 ?* Z8 E* @* t3 m3 \
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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. 5 H: u$ m% u, O" v2 N6 ^) _ 4 l" |4 h8 [7 I" y k) C5 x9 G$ N- AFP
