Hundreds of people in eastern Afghanistan have taken to the streets to protest Friday's detention of several local people, including a woman, by U.S. forces.

Authorities in Nangarhar province say the crowd was angry because it is against Afghan traditions to arrest a woman.

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Reuters news agency reports a little girl was shot dead and another protester wounded in skirmishes during the protest.

The U.S. military in Afghanistan confirmed that the coalition forces had conducted raids on suspected al-Qaida hideouts around the province's capital, Jalalabad.

A spokesman for the U.S.-led forces Major Mark McCann said several of those detained have been freed.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP.

U.S.-led troops are searching for Taleban and al-Qaida remnants, who continue to attack U.S. and Afghan government targets in Afghanistan.