Prince Harry to leave Afghanistan

Prince Harry, third in line for the British throne, will be soon pulled out Afghanistan. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirms the decision, taken amid concerns that media coverage of Harry in Afghanistan could put him and his comrades at increased risk.

Britain's Prince Harry sits in his position in a Spartan  armoured vehicle in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan February 18, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Harry has been serving on the front line with an army unit in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province since mid December.

Gordon Brown, UK Prime Minister said "The whole country owes Prince Harry a debt of gratitude for his service, his courage, his bravery, in the most difficult of circumstances in Afghanistan, and just as 7,800 of our troops, our forces are in Afghanistan, he's served with great distinction as they have. Obviously security considerations come first, that has been the deciding factor, it's a decision that has been made by our defense staff and I think everybody will respect that to be the right decision."