& T. L! m: {) c[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/YA_yTkOCvus[/flash] 7 U, L" z8 h8 P8 c3 d1 d( w" S5 a) z. y 3 B% Z; G4 j: A' } V2 PS Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video . V% I7 K" ~# A: c2 d6 | . X6 d4 N! z7 {2 }/ }! h8 H* X# a7 M1 M' r: v
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.7 a6 L& L2 O6 L& r' ~& M8 H
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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. / g* Z" a' l) b' i1 x& m / D; M# N; \& v9 X1 E& {8 m- G! Z) O"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.- t) e+ ~4 c1 D2 Y0 C w0 J
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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.$ F" |: U7 ]9 Y, ^1 h1 \
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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. " b/ d2 b* O4 a u, E) C0 J# r8 J% n; m
"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".7 C0 ]: {+ q, t' P5 H: H
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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. , K, T0 b. f8 j: }# H: H1 t" l% _( j4 h3 B: c+ m
"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.2 k& F3 t7 ~; |" r9 y1 `: ~
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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.% g5 W; f. D2 K0 K( _9 |" R9 h
