The leaks have raised concern that Harry could now become what officials term a high-value target for al Qaeda and other Islamist militants.
Harry, 23, was deployed to fight against the Taliban in the southern Afghan region of Helmand in December, seven months after plans to send him to Iraq were scrapped following threats from Iraqi militants to kidnap or kill him.
The military posted him only after the British media and selected members of the international press agreed not to report his presence until he had returned from a scheduled 4-6 month deployment. The embargo was broken on Thursday when German, Australian and U.S. Web sites reported he was in Afghanistan.
The breaking of the embargo, a rare agreement in Britain's usually free-for-all media environment, infuriated the military.
"Now that the story is in the public domain, the chief of staff and I will take advice from the operational commanders about whether his deployment can continue," the head of the army, General Richard Dannatt, said in a statement.
"I am very disappointed that foreign Web sites have decided to run this story without consulting us," said Dannatt.
Harry has been responsible for calling in air strikes against Taliban positions, has conducted foot patrols through villages and has fired on suspected militants, media photographs and film footage showed after the embargo was broken.
"EXEMPLARY CONDUCT"
