One only needs to read what you wrote to make the connection between the Mujahideen and the Taliban or any other Islamist group wanting Sharia to define rule of law and government. They can call themselves what they want but their ultimate goal is absolute power.
When our interests need them we call them freedom fighters or whatever sounds good. When they hinder our interests, they're terrorists. We've been doing this for 100 years, from the bad colonial powers, the evil empire, the communist threat or the Islamic terrorists. We package our interests in Christian values of good vs evil that we feed our good natured and gullible population and encourage our youth to go die somewhere with God on our side. But let's make no mistake, it's always about advancing our interests, opening new markets for our businesses, maintain military superiority and influence the world to our way of life.