You could apply that description as one of the purposes of most patrols.
Most patrols are what were called in Vietnam "search and destroy" missions. You send patrols out to make sure there are no insurgents in the area. If you encounter any, you "clear" the area.
COIN is all about winning the hearts and minds. Gen. McChrystal himself said that the U.S. and NATO need to reduce Afghan civilian casualties. In most of Afghanistan (except Herat and Kandahar provinces) U.S. and NATO troops are redeploying out of the countryside and into the urban centers.
Canadian troops will concentrate on Kandahar City: where this incident took place was one of Kandahar City's districts.
Sure, some of the intel (oops, the word released to the civilian public was "information") will be passed on to the government who will, in turn, pass it on to the NGOs so our "Great White" society will know what kinds of "blessings" to shower on the villagers to buy their support. This is of course ignoring the fact that the insurgents are Afghans who will never leave Afghanistan and us foreigners aren't going to remain in Afghanistan much longer.
Think though, what the hell else would the military be gathering intelligence on the local population for?
In the interest of COIN and reducing Afghan casualties, you need targeted hits against the insurgent leaders. Remember, Gen. McChrystal is a military intelligence officer. There are two ways you can gather intelligence: 'Nicely' or through torture. Make no mistake, McChrystal is there to win a war. He's not some compassionate cultural anthropologist of Afghanistan.