( a* U' v$ B# o/ @$ A( J S5 w. |4 dS Korean hostage's husband posts tearful video 7 X* b- _( _6 T3 C, v2 _0 d ' T8 T/ y" s# H$ q. H! w: A4 W' ^) `# O7 n) n Q+ y# C! I: I
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.0 J4 h, O( S: J6 Y9 j4 u
# _4 j% J+ m$ T7 URhyu 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.7 ?; ?/ p+ B; ^! u" R
4 h4 c- A- V8 g n# 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.8 h0 J4 p8 }4 a
( K0 V; k" N6 aHis 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. , v; O- N, Z9 k+ I( V0 S; o- F$ S Q l: g/ h* c6 j: M, D
The Taliban are demanding the release of jailed insurgents in exchange for the Koreans and have already killed two male captives.3 ?8 ~% i% Y9 m; d5 ^
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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".: ^3 f% [7 i a" l! q- `
! V, A* q" i7 p! F7 w% {/ C* cFamilies 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 s( _' `( e' |" p2 w0 A" D
. D* }, |5 Z) |; b! b+ A" d"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. ; A; c4 Y" u! p4 O+ d! E a& I4 k1 A- |) C+ C
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. $ l& N* ]) S- |7 R" n2 O4 V* V' T; E2 ~; A5 r' D- Y
- AFP
