. Q7 n; c: m6 h$ l x A+ AS Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video 5 @6 E( N0 k7 g/ q $ o8 u0 @( w/ V( r4 | & m4 c9 H( ]/ ?! ?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. . E2 B: B% r$ B5 P4 p" C2 S, {- v7 ]( ^2 x! ^
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." L1 h. w6 _7 F5 P0 |! \
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"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.& k1 w2 i9 g0 ^& e' b. D, q
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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.1 L- A |% z. X
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The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives. * T' e/ A) P9 ^# Z $ |) |' ^# ]7 c3 d3 d' L5 c"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". ' v4 A% l5 L8 C4 j6 h4 K) n6 D! T* Y4 N. W; N
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.6 c6 i/ }& v1 o8 H0 D
6 z5 }* g( ^1 L, a2 d# w"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. % K, s$ d1 {/ p1 \1 T, ~ ' w2 X9 q |5 b# RA 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. : j( l7 i. y' H' Z & Z7 Q/ K! k x% u- AFP
