 In 2005 , Saleh engaged several NDS agents infiltrating the Pakistani tribal areas to search for bin Laden and other al @-@ Qaeda and Taliban leaders . Several al @-@ Qaeda members could be identified , but it was determined that Bin Laden was not in the area . In 2006 , Saleh was presented with evidence that bin Laden was living in a major settled area of Pakistan just 20 miles from the town of Abbottabad , Pakistan . He shared the intelligence with former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf who angrily brushed off the claim , taking no action . 
