Spain


Capt. José María Córdoba Galera

From: Albacete, Spain
Age: 33
Unit: Unidad de Acción Rural, Guardia Civil (Rural Action Unit, Civil Guard)
Died: August 25, 2010

One of two Spanish Guardia Civil agents killed along with an Afghan interpreter when their driver opened fire on them while they were teaching a police training class to 47 Afghan students in Qala-i-Naw, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2010. The driver was subsequently shot and killed by other Guardia Civil agents.