Afghanistan has been at the center of the geopolitical grand game for centuries. With complex local, regional and international interests overlapping, the prospects for security in the country remain uncertain. Can the Afghan government reach reconciliation with the Taliban and maintain independence from foreign influence? And how will it contend with the growing Islamic State footprint on its territory? Oksana is joined by the former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, to thrash out these issues.WATCH:http://rt.com/shows/worlds-apart-oksana-boyko/http://www.youtube.com/user/WorldsApartRT/videoshttps://soundcloud.com/rttv/sets/worlds-apartFOLLOW:Oksana Boyko @OksanaBoyko_RTWorlds Apart @WorldsApart_RTRT LIVE http://rt.com/on-airSubscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaTodayLike us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnewsFollow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_comFollow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rtFollow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RTListen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttvRT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.