Of course, but there's always a strong seasoning of "Well, they would say that, wouldn't they", about it because anti-religion-types, like the BBC, take them more seriously that way.
And that "mujahadeen" you're talking about, we used to call them the "Prada Front" because they were mostly spoiled, rich kids from Illinois or wherever out to have an adventure and a punch up and mostly worried about the telling off they were going to get when they returned home and Dad wanted to know about their Mastercard bill and also why their studies were in the toilet.