Drawing on information from Canadian civilians and troops operating in Kandahar, local cultural advisors and NATO allies, the team is trying to map out the power brokers of the province and how they relate to each other.
For me, the really scary thing is that it implies that we (and I mean here specifically the Canadians) haven't been doing this yet, although its clearly part of INTEL 101 for COIN operations (or, for that matter, aid and reconstruction operations).

On the other hand, I'm not that surprised....