Neither, you seem to be the one ignoring well known facts.

Taliban called for jihad against the US when they (the US) were preparing to send troops to Afghanistan (2001). You know what jihad means don't you? It does not mean only fight enemy soldiers.

Kadhr's comrades chose death because of their misguided belief: kill as many Americans (innocents or not, or Afghans for that matter) as you can before dying. That's what I meant by having no acceptable way out. Not acceptable to them (acceptable to a fighting soldier who knows when there is no point in resisting). 

This is not valour, is fanaticism. 

Your buddies, the Taliban had their assets frozen in late 90s, then they were put under a weapons embargo by the UN. Not your run the mill resistance fighters, weren't they?
You also seem to ignore they blew up 100 Afghan civilians in2008 while targeting a local commander. If these are not terrorists you need a new dictionary.