Spanish Army Staff Sergeant Joaquin Moya Espejo

35-year-old Spanish Army Staff Sgt. Joaquin Moya Espejo was killed in action on Sunday 6th November 2011 when insurgents attacked a group of Afghan troops being accompanied by Spanish military advisers near Ludina, Badghis province.

The attack occurred northwest of Ludina, where Afghan troops, Spanish military advisers and a sniper team had taken up position on a hill to protect troops moving through a valley. The soldiers came under small arms fire from a distant position and Staff Sgt. Moya Espejo, who was wearing a bullet-proof vest, was hit in the chest.

He was airlifted to a military field hospital at Bala Morghab, but he went into cardio-respiratory arrest and was pronounced dead on arrival at the medical facility.

Staff Sgt. Moya Espejo served with Infantry Regiment Garellano 45 based in the Spanish city of Vitoria.

Spanish Army Sergeant Manuel Argudin Perrino

Spanish Infantry Sergeant Manuel Argudin Perrino was one of two troops killed in action on 26th June when a roadside bomb exploded beside the armoured reconnaissance patrol he was with.

The incident happened some 20km from the northern Afghanistan town of Qala-i-Naw. 

Three other Spanish soldiers were injured in the blast and evacuated by helicopter to Bala Murghab military hospital.

All of the troops belonged to the 9th Infantry Regiment based in Fuerteventura. Also killed by the blast was Spanish Infantry soldier Niyireth Pineda Marin.

Female Spanish soldier, Niyireth Pineda Marín

Spanish Infantry soldier Niyireth Pineda Marin was one of two troops killed in action on 26th June when a roadside bomb exploded beside the armoured reconnaissance patrol she was with.

The incident happened some 20km from the northern Afghanistan town of Qala-i-Naw.

Pvt. Marin was born in the city of Pereira. A single mother of a 12-year-old boy, she worked as a schoolteacher before she moved to the Canary Islands with her son.

Her body will be taken to a ceremony in the Canary Islands before it is moved to the city of Pereira, the hometown where Marin's family and friends are mourning their loss.

Three other Spanish soldiers were injured in the blast and evacuated by helicopter to Bala Murghab military hospital.

All of the troops belonged to the 9th Infantry Regiment based in Fuerteventura. Also killed by the blast was Sergeant Manuel Argudin Perrino

Two Spanish soldiers killed by bomb blast

Two Spanish soldiers have been killed by a bomb blast in Afghanistan, and another three were injured, when their armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device today, Sunday 26th June 2011.

The soldiers were on a reconnaissance patrol when the blast occurred about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Qala i Naw city in the northwestern province of Badghi, the Spanish Defence Ministry said.

The injured were evacuated by helicopter to a hospital in the village of Bala Murghab. They suffered broken bones and bruises in the explosion.

The two were named as: Sergeant Manuel Argudin Perrino and Infantry soldier Niyireth Pineda Marin.

SPAIN - list of military fatalities in Afghanistan since 2002

Spanish military fatalities in Afghanistan since 2002.

Date	Name	Rank	Age	Unit	Cause
2013
11-Jan	David Fernandez Ureña	Sergeant	35		IED
2011
06-Nov	Moya Espejo, Joaquin	Staff Sgt.	35	45 Infantry Regiment	Hostile fire
26-Jun	Argudin Perrino, Manuel	Sergeant	34	9th Infantry Regiment	IED attack
26-Jun	Pineda Marin, Niyireth	Private	31	9th Infantry Regiment	IED attack
27-May	Lopez Molina, Pedro	Lieutenant	50	Spanish Air Force	Illness
2010
25-Aug	Galera Córdoba, José María	Captain	33	Rural Action Unit	Hostile fire
25-Aug	Bravo Picallo,Abraham Leoncio	Lieutenant	34	Rural Action Unit	Hostile fire
01-Feb	Romero Meneses, John Felipe	Private	21	62 Mountain Regiment	IED attack
08-Jan	Aguirre, Christian Quishpe	Private	24	1st Mountain Logistical	Accident
2009
07-Oct	Cabello Santana , Cristo Ancor	Corporal	25	9th Infantry Regiment	Land mine
2008
09-Nov	Rios, Ruben Alonso	1st Cpl.	30	Airborne Light Infantry	Suicide bomb
09-Nov	Suarez García, Juan Andres	WO	41	Airborne Light Infantry	Suicide bomb
2007
24-Sep	Burgos, Germán Pérez	Private	33	Parachute Brigade	IED attack
24-Sep	Vera, Stanley Mera	Private	20	Parachute Brigade	IED attack
26-May	Sanchez, Juan Antonio Abril	Sergeant	31	66th Mountain Infantry	Accident
21-Feb	Buján, Idoia Rodríguez		23	Airborne Light Infantry	Land mine
2006
08-Jul	Hernandez Seminario, Jorge	Private	26	Army	Bomb
2005
24-Oct	Belaustegui, Jesús de la Pascua	Captain	46	Army	Illness
16-Aug	Hernandez, Javier Gonzalez	Lieutenant	26	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Lopez, Diego Prado	Private	20	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Bernardino, Jose Gonzalez	Sergeant	31	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Enriquez, Jose M. Moreno	Private	30	4th Helicopter Battalion	Air crash
16-Aug	Jodar, Alfredo Francisco	Sergeant	29	4th Helicopter Battalion	Air crash
16-Aug	Jose A. Martinez Parada	Private	21	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Parra, Juan Morales	Brigadier	39	4th Helicopter Battalion	Air crash
16-Aug	Fernandez, Daniel Abreu	Corporal	24	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	de Veira, Pedro San Marin	Private	24	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Nazara, Gonzalo Casalderrey	Private	20	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Blanco, Diego Gonzalez	Private	27	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Rivera, Jesus Casal	Private	26	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Sanchez, Pablo Iglesias	Private	22	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Nunez, Ivan Vazquez	Private	20	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Pineiro, Isaac Calvo	Private	20	Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Bgd	Air crash
16-Aug	Cabeza, Pedro Fajardo	Private	28	4th Helicopter Battalion	Air crash
16-Aug	Fernandez, David Guitar	Captain	29	4th Helicopter Battalion	Air crash
2003					Air crash
26-May	José Ramón Solar Ferro	Lt. Col	50	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Felipe Antonio Perla Muedra	Major	48	Army Headquarters BRIMOV III	Air crash
26-May	José Manuel Ripollés Barrios	Major	44	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Antonio Novo Ferreiro	Major	40	Army Dept. of Communications	Air crash
26-May	José Antonio Fernández Martínez	Major	41	Army Veterinary Center	Air crash
26-May	Javier García Jimeno	Major	36	Civil Guard	Air crash
26-May	Jesús Mariano Piñán del Blanco	Captain	36	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	José María Muñoz Damián	Captain	40	Army Finance Center	Air crash
26-May	Juan Ignacio López de Borbón	Captain	36	Army Intelligence	Air crash
26-May	Ignacio González Castilla	Captain	32	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Manuel Gómez Ginerés	Captain	28	Army 31st Logistic Support	Air crash
26-May	Santiago Gracia Royo	Captain	31	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	David Arribas Cristóbal	Lieutenant	28	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Antonio Cebrecos Ruiz	Lieutenant	27	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	David Gil Fresnillo	Lieutenant	28	31 Sqn. Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Sergio Maldonado Franco	Lieutenant	33	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Mario González Vicente	Lieutenant	27	21 Regt. Tactical Transmissions	Air crash
26-May	David Paños Saa	2nd Lt.	30	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Godofredo López Cristóbal	2nd Lt.	52	Army 31st Logistic Support	Air crash
26-May	Joaquín Álvarez Vega	2nd Lt.	50	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Francisco Moro Aller	Brigadier	42	31 Sqn. Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez	Brigadier	40	31 Sqn. Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Emilio Gonzalo López	Brigadier	41	Army 31st Logistic Support	Air crash
26-May	José Ignacio Pacho González	Brigadier	41	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Francisco Javier Cobas Ligero	Brigadier	41	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Eduardo Rodríguez Alonso	Brigadier	39	31 Sqn. Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	José María Pazos Vidal	Brigadier	45	31 Sqn. Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Juan José Bonel Suárez	Brigadier	39	Army Engineers Academy	Air crash
26-May	César Barciela González	Brigadier	44	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Juan Carlos Jiménez Sánchez	Brigadier	29	Army HQ Logistics Support	Air crash
26-May	Miguel Ángel Díaz Caballero	Brigadier	39	21 Regt. Tactical Transmissions	Air crash
26-May	Miguel Ángel Algaba García	Sgt. 1st	38	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	José Manuel Sencianes López	Sgt. 1st	39	31 Sqn. Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	José Luís Moreno Murcia	Sgt. 1st	37	31 Sqn. Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Ismael Hipólito Lor Vicente	Sgt. 1st	43	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Rafael Martínez Mico	Sgt. 1st	38	Army Intelligence	Air crash
26-May	Francisco de Alarcón García	Sgt. 1st	40	11 Logistic Support Group	Air crash
26-May	Alberto Antonio Mustienes Luesma	Sgt. 1st	35	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Blas Aguilar Ortega	Sgt. 1st	37	1 Battalion NBQ	Air crash
26-May	Iñigo Maldonado Franco	Sgt. 1st	32	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Juan Antonio Tornero Rodenas	Sgt. 1st	31	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Sergio López Saz	Sgt. 1st	31	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Francisco Javier Hernández Sánchez	Sgt. 1st	29	11 Logistic Support Group	Air crash
26-May	Juan Ramón Maneiro Cruz	Sergeant	33	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Miguel Sánchez Alcázar	Sergeant	35	21 Regt. Tactical Transmissions	Air crash
26-May	David González Paredes	Sergeant	31	21 Regt. Tactical Transmissions	Air crash
26-May	Eduardo Hernández Mañez	Sergeant	33	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Juan Jesús Nieto Mesa	Sergeant	29	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	José Gabino Nve Hernández	Sergeant	32	21 Regt. Tactical Transmissions	Air crash
26-May	Francisco José Cardona Gil José	Sergeant	28	31 Sqn. Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Fernando España Aparisi	1st Cpl.	29	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Feliciano Vegas Javier	1st Cpl.	33	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Vicente Agulló Canda	1st Cpl.	30	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Ivan Jesús Rivas Rodríguez	1st Cpl.	24	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Juan Carlos Bohabonay Domínguez	1st Cpl.	30	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	José Ignacio Viciosa García	1st Cpl.	23	1st Engineers Regiment	Air crash
26-May	Javier Gómez de la Mano	Corporal	27	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	José Israel Ferrer Navarro	Corporal	26	21 Regt. Tactical Transmissions	Air crash
26-May	David García Díaz	Corporal	22	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Edgar Vilardell Iniesta	Private	22	Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Miguel Ángel Calvo Puentes	Private	21	31 Sqn. Spanish Air Force	Air crash
26-May	Carlos Oriz García	Private	19	Spanish Air Force	Air crash

Note: The Spanish Defence Ministry reports that from the start of operations in Afghanistan, 98 Spanish soldiers have been killed. Of the 98 deaths, 79 were in aircraft accidents (Yak-42 and Cougar), 15 insurgent attacks (13 of them with IED's), 2 vehicle accidents and the others from natural causes.